Mên Scryfa
On the map, Mên Scryfa is a historic site 3.8 km northwest of Madron. Tate St Ives, 10 km away, leads the 43 other places within 15 km.
Historic site near Madron
Just outside Madron
Mên Scryfa is 3.8 km northwest of Madron. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
Aim for June to September, when Madron reaches 17–19°C.
Mên Scryfa
Historic site.
- Type
- Historic site
- Town
- 3.8 km northwest of Madron
The area around Mên Scryfa
Orange: Mên Scryfa.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns near Mên Scryfa
Penzance, with 14,957 people, is the largest of the 3. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Close to Mên Scryfa
Choose from 43 places within 15 km, such as 3 museums, 2 historic houses and an art gallery.
Art galleryTate St Ives10 km away · 214K visitors a year (2009)2
FortChûn Castle2.6 km away3
Museum · National TrustLevant Mine5.8 km away4
Garden · National TrustTrengwainton Gardens4.6 km away5
MuseumPenlee House, Gallery & Museum6.8 km away6
MuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden10 km away7
Historic houseYHA Penzance5.9 km away8
Historic houseTrereife House6.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Mên Scryfa
Where is Mên Scryfa?
Mên Scryfa is 3.8 km northwest of Madron, Cornwall.
What is Mên Scryfa?
Historic site.
When is the best time to visit Mên Scryfa?
June to September are the warmest months in Madron, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Mên Scryfa?
Within 15 km: Tate St Ives (10 km), Chûn Castle (2.6 km), Levant Mine (5.8 km) and Trengwainton Gardens (4.6 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chûn Castle: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Levant Mine: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trengwainton Gardens: N p holmes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penlee House, Gallery & Museum: Purely Penzance, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- YHA Penzance: Edmund Gooch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trereife House: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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