Shorthorn Beach

Shorthorn Beach is a beach in Carlyon, Cornwall, England. Shorthorn Beach is situated nearby to Crinnis Beach, as well as near Biscovey Nursery and Infant Community School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Par Coastal Gun Battery and Church of the Good Shepherd.

Par Coastal Gun Battery

Bunker

Photo: Flappy Pigeon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Par Coastal Gun Battery was a coastal gun battery constructed in the summer of 1940 when Britain was facing the threat of invasion from Nazi Germany. It is on the former site of the Par Consols Mine, overlooking Par Docks. Par Coastal Gun Battery is situated 4,200 feet east of Shorthorn Beach.

Church of the Good Shepherd

Church

Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of the Good Shepherd is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Shorthorn Beach.

Britannia Inn

Pub

Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Britannia Inn is a pub, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Shorthorn Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Blazey Gate and Par.

St Blazey Gate

Hamlet

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Blazey Gate is a settlement in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom in the civil parish of St Blaise. It is situated between the towns of St Blazey and Par on the A390 to St Austell.

Par

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Par is in South Cornwall. A village and fishing port at the edge of Par Sands between St Austell and Fowey and half a mile from Twywardreath village and nearby to the hamlet of Polmear, at the bottom of Polmear Hill.