Pendeen is a small village close to the coastline, within the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, UK. It is 3 miles away from the town of St Just and is part of the St. Just civil parish. It is 7 miles from the town of Penzance. Dotted around Pendeen are the villages of Carnyorth and Trewellard as well as the historical site: Geevor Tin Mine. Pendeen is famous for its Geevor Tin Mine. The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh visited the mine.Pendeen is overlooked by a hill referred to by locals as 'The Carn'. This was the site of a quarry used to mine the granite to build Pendeen church just over a hundred and fifty years ago.