St. Mewan Beacon

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St. Mewan Beacon is one of 148 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall. At 0.01 km², it is one of the smaller SSSIs in the county. For more of the same, Mid Cornwall Moors and Roche Rock are close by. For arrivals by rail, St Austell Station is about 3.1 km to the east.

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