Porthloo
Porthloo
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Porthloo beach | |
Location within Isles of Scilly | |
OS grid reference | SV909114 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ISLES OF SCILLY |
Postcode district | TR21 |
Dialling code | 01720 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Isles of Scilly |
Ambulance | South Western |
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Porthloo (sometimes spelled and often pronounced Porthlow; Cornish: Porth Logh "cove of the deep water inlet") is a coastal settlement on the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is situated about half a mile northeast of Hugh Town and is a popular tourist spot with a number of guest houses, a restaurant, several gift shops and art galleries.
The only golf club on the Isles of Scilly is situated just to the north of Porthloo. The course consists of nine holes, each with two tees. The club was founded in 1904 and the course and clubhouse are open to visitors.[1]
Beach
Porthloo Beach faces west - there are two tidal islets called Taylor's Island and Newford Island which are to the north and south of the beach respectively. At the top of the beach is a small remnant sand dune system with the grassy area behind used for boat standing and repairs. Due to the disturbance hairy buttercup (
- Aeolian loess deposits dated to 18,000 years BP (before present)
- Late Devensian 30,000 BP the pollen from organic layers indicate a tundraclimate
- Storm beach laid down during the Ipswichian interglacial which started 130,000 years ago and ended about 114,000 years ago.[3]
Boat yard
The Duchy of Cornwall runs a "boat park" at Porthloo, providing ground storage of boats, including ones too large for storing on-land elsewhere on St Mary's.[4] There is a wide slipway leading across the beach, partially sheltered by Newford Island, which is used (in addition to the boat park) by landing barges, loading items which the St Mary's Harbour quay (at Hugh Town) cannot handle, such as large vehicles and machinery. There are boat maintenance sheds adjacent to the slipway.[citation needed]
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References
- ^ "Isles of Scilly Golf Club". Isles of Scilly Golf Club. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Parslow, Rosemary (2007). The Isles of Scilly. London: HarperCollins.
- ^ "Porthloo" (PDF). Natural England. 1996. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ St Mary's Harbour (Duchy of Cornwall) Porthloo Boat Park
- series 13, episode 4
External links
Media related to Porthloo at Wikimedia Commons