Carnjewey Beach (EN) / Treth Karn Jewi (KW)

Type: 
Coastal Feature
Parish: 
St Austell Bay
Hundred: 
Powder
Elements: 

jewi

Meaning: 
?Obscure

karn

Meaning: 
crag, tor, cairn

treth

Meaning: 
beach
Elements notes: 
<treth> 'beach' + <karn> ‘crag, tor, cairn’ + <jewi> obscure – possibly the Cornish personal name - Dewi
Historic forms: 
Carnjewey Beach 1888 (OS 1888)