Porthoustock
Porthoustock is a hamlet near St Keverne in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the east coast of Lizard Peninsula. Aggregates are quarried nearby and Porthoustock beach is dominated by a large concrete stone silo that was once used to store stone ready to load ships but is now disused.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Roskilly’s and The Five Pilchards Inn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosenithon and Manacle Point.
Porthoustock
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Cornwall, England, UK
- Categories: hamlet and locality
- Location: St Keverne, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.0563° or 50° 3′ 23″ north
Longitude
-5.06613° or 5° 3′ 58″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
9C2P3W4M+GG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Porthoustock” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Porthoustock”
- Breton: “Porthewstek”
- Cornish: “Porthewstek”
- French: “Porthoustock”
- Polish: “Porthoustock”
- Welsh: “Porthewstek”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Trenance and Pencra Head.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Old Lifeboat House and Giant’s Quoits.
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Worth a closer look: Truro and Penzance.
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