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Chapel Porth to Porthtowan Beach


Chapel Porth Beach and Wheal Charlotte Moor from the coast paths

December
Chapel Porth Beach and Wheal Coates Mine
The view of the coastline in a northerly direction from Mulgram Hill, near Porthtowan. Chapel Porth Beach is below and joins with Porthtowan Beach at low tide. The promontory in the distance is St Agnes Head. The surviving buildings of the former Wheal Coates tin mine lie on the cliff to the upper right. The most prominent one is the Towanroath Shaft engine house, which pumped water from the adjacent shaft.
Great Wheal Charlotte engine house
The engine house of the former Great Wheal Charlotte copper mine. When I took this image, only this wall and door arch remained.
Spoil heaps on Wheal Charlotte Moor.
Spoil heaps on Wheal Charlotte Moor.
Mining waste fragments from above
A closer look at the mining waste.
Mulgram Hill and Wheal Charlotte Moor cliff tops
The cliff tops at Mulgram Hill and Wheal Charlotte Moor look very bleak and barren in December.

Porthtowan Beach from the coast path

December
Overlooking Porthtown Beach
Overlooking the northerly part of Porthtowan Beach from the Mulgram Hill area.
Overlooking Porthtown Beach
The view along the coast in a southwesterly direction. The island in the distance is Gull Rock, near Portreath Beach.
Overlooking Porthtown Beach
The low winter sun casts strong cliff shadows.
Overlooking Porthtown Beach
The view west across the breaking waves.
Overlooking Porthtown Beach
The main part of Porthtowan Beach.

Porthtowan Beach

December
Porthtowan Beach rock fold
A closer look at the folded sedimentary rock (turbidite) in the above image.
Porthtowan Beach tide pool
A rippling tide pool.
Porthtowan Beach cliff
A nice example of rock folding in the cliff.
Porthtowan Beach pebbles
Pebbles.
Porthtowan Beach rivulet
A rivulet runs to the sea.
Porthtowan Beach breaking wave
Surf breaks on the beach.
Porthtowan Beach
Porthtowan Beach, looking in a northerly direction towards St Agnes Head.
Porthtowan Beach rock pool
There are large turquoise rock pools by the base of the cliffs.

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