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Pendeen Watch
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Penn Din
(KW)
Type:
Coastal Feature
Parish:
St Just
Hundred:
Penwith
Elements:
din
Meaning:
fort, castle
penn
Meaning:
head, end, top
Elements notes:
penn 'head' + din 'fortress, cliff castle'
Historic forms:
Pendyn 1284, 1301, 1326, Pendyne 1416, 1452, Pendeen 1588.