Tinners’ Way

Things to do · St Just

About Tinners’ Way

The Tinners' Way is a 16 mile walking route across the moors of West Penwith, from Priest's Cove below Cape Cornwall near St Just to St Ives. It follows an ancient trackway that may date back to the Bronze Age, when routes kept to the higher ground, and which was later used by miners in the 18th and 19th centuries to move supplies and ore between Pendeen, Botallack and Hayle. The route was devised in the 1980s by Hugh Miners and Craig Weatherhill. It passes an extraordinary run of ancient sites, including Kenidjack cliff castle, Tregeseal stone circle, Chun Quoit, which still has its capstone in place, the Iron Age hill fort of Chun Castle, Men an Tol, the inscribed Men Scryfa stone, Carn Galva and Towednack church. Road crossings break it into sections, and most walkers take two days. The moorland can be wet and exposed, so carry a map. It suits walkers interested in prehistory.

Good to know

• 16 miles from Cape Cornwall to St Ives, usually two days
• Follows a possible Bronze Age trackway
• Passes Chun Quoit, Chun Castle, Men an Tol and Men Scryfa
• Road crossings allow walking in sections

Address: Priest's Cove, Cape Cornwall, St Just (western start).