Poltesco Serpentine Factory
The buildings at Carleon Cove are remains of the Poltesco serpentine factory which was established in around 1855 and was used to manufacture relatively large items such as church fonts, shop fronts etc. Power for cutting, turning and polishing the stone was originally supplied by a large water wheel fed from higher up the stream. Steam power was introduced in 1866 and there are the remains of a boiler house, a demolished chimney stack and engine room on the site. The factory ceased operations in the early 1890s and was largely demolished in the 1930s.
On walks
- Kennack Sands to Cadgwith (4.5 mile walk)
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The app will direct you to the start of the walk via satnav.
The app guides you around the walk using GPS, removing any worries about getting lost.
The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.
Each time there is a new direction to follow, the app will beep to remind you, and will warn you if you go off-route.
A map shows the route, where you are at all times and even which way you are facing.
Each walk is packed with information about the history and nature along the route, from over a decade of research than spans more than 3,000 topics.
Once a walk is downloaded, the app doesn't need a phone or wifi signal during the walk.
The app counts down distance to the next direction and estimates time remaining based on your personal walking speed.
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