Tregonning Hill
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Tregonning Hill is the westerly of two granite hills overlooking Mount's Bay in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, the other being Godolphin Hill. They are approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of the town of Helston.[1] The Plymouth chemist William Cookworthy mixed china stone with kaolin, mined from the hill to make Plymouth porcelain in 1768; which was the first time hard-paste porcelain was made in Britain.[2] Part of the hill is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and at the date of notification (1994) was the only known site of western rustwort (Marsupella profunda) in Great Britain.[3]
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Cornwall |
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Grid reference | SW602296 |
Coordinates | 50.1184°N 5.3551°W / 50.1184; -5.3551 |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 5.21 hectares (0.05 km2; 0.02 sq mi) |
Notification | 1994 (1994) |
Natural England website |
In July 2023 the hill was listed by Estate Agents for £150,000 and bought by the Cornwall Heritage Trust in November.[4][5]