Porth, Cornwall

It was known as St. Columb Porth, Originally a small port for the village and was known for importing coal, salt, lime and a multitude of general cargoes.

[2] The village is to the east of a 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) sandy inlet with the Iron Age promontory fort of Trevelgue Head, on the northern side.

The long sheltered bay is a drowned river mouth and in the 19th century the tide reached Rialton almost two miles (3 km) inland.

Cavern Cottage on Alexandra Road was built with stone rubble in the mid 19th century and is a listed building.

The Morganna Mine was worked there in the middle of the nineteenth century and the adits can be seen by the steps to Whipsiderry Beach.

[5] In 1878 it was the residence of Arthur Pendarves Vivian, the member of parliament for the constituency of West Cornwall, who carried out extensive alterations in that year.

[5] Porth Veor Manor Hotel was originally designed by Cornish architect Silvanus Trevail and was built in 1879.