Chapel Porth to Porthtowan Beach
Chapel Porth Beach and Wheal Charlotte Moor from the coast paths
December
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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.
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The engine house of the former Great Wheal Charlotte copper mine. When I took this image, only this wall and door arch remained.
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Spoil heaps on Wheal Charlotte Moor.
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A closer look at the mining waste.
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The cliff tops at Mulgram Hill and Wheal Charlotte Moor look very bleak and barren in December.
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Porthtowan Beach from the coast path
December
Overlooking the northerly part of Porthtowan Beach from the Mulgram Hill area.
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The view along the coast in a southwesterly direction. The island in the distance is Gull Rock, near Portreath Beach.
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The low winter sun casts strong cliff shadows.
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The view west across the breaking waves.
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The main part of Porthtowan Beach.
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Porthtowan Beach
December
A closer look at the folded sedimentary rock (turbidite) in the above image.
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A rippling tide pool.
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A nice example of rock folding in the cliff.
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Pebbles.
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A rivulet runs to the sea.
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Surf breaks on the beach.
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Porthtowan Beach, looking in a northerly direction towards St Agnes Head.
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There are large turquoise rock pools by the base of the cliffs.
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