Porthtowan Beach
Porthtowan Beach is a beach in St Agnes, North Cornwall, England. Porthtowan Beach is situated nearby to the playground Porthtowan Play Park, as well as near the community center Porthtowan Village Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapel Porth Beach and Wheal Coates.
Wheal Coates
Ruins
Photo: N p holmes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wheal Coates is a former tin mine situated on the north coast of Cornwall, UK, on the cliff tops between Porthtowan and St Agnes. It is preserved and maintained by the National Trust. Wheal Coates is situated 1¼ miles north of Porthtowan Beach.
RRH Portreath
Military installation
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Remote Radar Head Portreath or RRH Portreath is an air defence radar station operated by the Royal Air Force. It has a coastal location at Nancekuke Common, approximately 1.25 kilometres north east of the village of Portreath in Cornwall, England. RRH Portreath is situated 1½ miles southwest of Porthtowan Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Goonvrea and Mount Hawke.
Goonvrea
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Goonvrea is a hamlet in the parish of St Agnes, Cornwall, England.
Mount Hawke
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mount Hawke is a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately eight miles west-northwest of Truro, five miles north-northeast of Redruth, and two and a half miles south of St Agnes. Mount Hawke is situated 1½ miles east of Porthtowan Beach.
Mawla
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mawla is a village south of Porthtowan in Cornwall, England, UK. The earliest record of Mawla is in 960 AD; the meaning of the name is claimed to be "pigs' place" according to one source. Mawla is situated 1½ miles southeast of Porthtowan Beach.
Porthtowan Beach
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: St Agnes, North Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.28752° or 50° 17′ 15″ northLongitude
-5.24198° or 5° 14′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C2P7QQ5+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 880139813OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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