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<< Our Photo Pages >> Porthcothan Cave - Cave or Rock Shelter in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Bladup on Friday, 14 April 2017  Page Views: 5747

Natural PlacesSite Name: Porthcothan Cave
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Cave or Rock Shelter

Map Ref: SW865713
Latitude: 50.502484N  Longitude: 5.01208W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Porthcothan Cave
Porthcothan Cave submitted by Bladup : Out of the main 4 foot entrance. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cave or Rock Shelter in Cornwall

Written on old maps as a fogou, In reality it's a natural cave, The mistake is understandable because the word fogou comes from the cornish word for a cave. Was used as a smugglers cave and is worked at it's end.
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Porthcothan Cave
Porthcothan Cave submitted by Bladup : The main entrance. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Porthcothan Cave
Porthcothan Cave submitted by Bladup : Into the light. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Porthcothan Cave
Porthcothan Cave submitted by Bladup : Into the dark. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Porthcothan Cave
Porthcothan Cave submitted by Bladup : The end of the cave. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Porthcothan Cave
Porthcothan Cave submitted by Bladup : Looking out of the little fogou like creep entrance.

Porthcothan Cave
Porthcothan Cave submitted by Bladup : The little fogou like creep entrance.

Porthcothan Cave
Porthcothan Cave submitted by Bladup : The light at the end of a strange tunnel.

Porthcothan Cave
Porthcothan Cave submitted by Bladup : Inside the shiny, white, eerie and misty Porthcothan Cave.

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