Porthcurno

Porthcurno is a small village covering a small valley and beach on the south coast of , England in the United Kingdom. It is the main settlement in a civil and an ecclesiastical parish, both named , which comprise Porthcurno, diminutive St Levan itself, and Treen.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Cornwall, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Porthcurno Bay”, “Porthcurno, Cornwall”, and “Porthcurnow”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Minack Theatre and St Levan’s Church, St Levan.

Garden
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Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Treen and Polgigga.

Village
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Locality
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Porthcurno

Latitude
50.04765° or 50° 2′ 52″ north
Longitude
-5.65698° or 5° 39′ 25″ west
Elevation
230 feet (70 metres)
Open location code
9C2P28XV+36
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Porthcurno” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برثكورنو”
  • Armenian: “Պորտկուրնո”
  • Basque: “Porthcurno”
  • Breton: “Porthkornow”
  • Cornish: “Porthkornow”
  • Dutch: “Porthcurno”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “برثكورنو”
  • French: “Porthcurno”
  • German: “Porthcurno”
  • Hebrew: “פורטקורנו”
  • Irish: “Porthkornow”
  • Italian: “Porthcurno”
  • Japanese: “ポースカーノ”
  • Korean: “포츠쿠르노”
  • Manx: “Porthkornow”
  • Persian: “پورتکورنو”
  • Polish: “Porthcurno”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Porthkornow”
  • Swedish: “Porthcurno”
  • Ukrainian: “Порткурно”
  • Urdu: “پورتھ کورنو”
  • Welsh: “Porthcurno”
  • Welsh: “Porthkornow”
  • “Porthcurno - Porthkornow”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Raftra and Rospletha Cliff.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: WW2 Reservoir for Underground Cable Station and WW2 Category A Defended Locality Porthcurno Cable Station.

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Worth a closer look: Penzance and Land’s End.

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