Cornwall - Portreath-7270
The outer harbour at high tide showing the harbour entrance.
In early August 2021 my Best Beloved and I were treated to a wonderful holiday in Cornwall by my daughter. We stayed in the little fishing village of Portreath (pronounced "Pit-reeth")
Portreath is a small resort with a very narrow harbour located about 5 miles north of Redruth. It was once a busy port, importing coal and exporting copper but now only sheltering the occasional fishing boat. The original loading ramp can still be seen in the village. Copper ore was transported from mines, in the Chacewater area, using horse-drawn wagons, and was shipped by the ton to Swansea in South Wales for smelting. The ships would return, laden with Welsh coal. The harbour entrance was quite hazardous and tremendous skill must have been required to navigate sailing ships into the port. Some of the ships would have carried well over a hundred tons of ore.
Cornwall - Portreath-7270
The outer harbour at high tide showing the harbour entrance.
In early August 2021 my Best Beloved and I were treated to a wonderful holiday in Cornwall by my daughter. We stayed in the little fishing village of Portreath (pronounced "Pit-reeth")
Portreath is a small resort with a very narrow harbour located about 5 miles north of Redruth. It was once a busy port, importing coal and exporting copper but now only sheltering the occasional fishing boat. The original loading ramp can still be seen in the village. Copper ore was transported from mines, in the Chacewater area, using horse-drawn wagons, and was shipped by the ton to Swansea in South Wales for smelting. The ships would return, laden with Welsh coal. The harbour entrance was quite hazardous and tremendous skill must have been required to navigate sailing ships into the port. Some of the ships would have carried well over a hundred tons of ore.