Porthallow Cornwall Map

About Porthallow

Porthallow breathes the salt-laced air of Cornwall's south coast. It lies 3.3 km west-south-west of Looe (from Looe: bearing 244°T, OS grid SX 225 519), and is situated east of Carey Park village. This small collection of dwellings, clustered near the tidal embrace of its namesake cove, feels like a place where the land yields grudgingly to the sea, each stone cottage a testament to generations who wrestled sustenance from both. The shallow waters of the cove, reflecting the often-brooding Cornish sky, can transform from a placid mirror to a churning expanse with the turn of the tide, a constant reminder of the wild forces that shape this edge of England. A quiet beauty resides in the weathered stone and the hardy, wind-bent gorse that clings to the slopes, a subtle grandeur that speaks of endurance rather than ostentation. Here, the rhythm of life is dictated not by the clock, but by the ebb and flow of the ocean, a timeless cadence that has marked Porthallow for centuries.

About This Porthallow Map Page

Explore Porthallow, Cornwall, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.340661, -4.495318. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.