A classic view of Cornwall: The Levants Mine near Land's End in evening light an original photograph by Graham Coleman

Next stop America! A silhouette view from the Levant's mine works near Lands End, Cornwall (UK) of the sun setting on the Atlantic Ocean. An original photograph by Graham Coleman.

One of North Cornwall’s most dramatic coastlines, the bay is dominated by a series of huge granite stacks that run from Diggory’s Island to Pendarves Island, and are said to have been used as stepping stones by the Cornish giant ‘Bendruthen’. The name Bendruthen Steps, however, relate to a stairway carved into the cliff when the area was being mined and provides one of the few means of access to the beach. The Beach is renowned for its fine golden sand, although it is completely under water at high tide (as seen in the picture!) The strong currents on this stretch of water make it too dangerous for bathing anytime. A cargo ship, the ‘Good Samaritan’ was wrecked upon one of the granite stacks in 1846 and gave its name to the rock. Nine seamen were lost, but the locals manage to salvage most of the ships cargo of beef and linen. This has provided the basis for several rhymes and shanties in which a Samaritan gives food and cloth to the poor…