Porthgwarra Cornwall Map

About Porthgwarra

Porthgwarra, a jewel in Cornwall's rugged crown, catches the sun with a quiet defiance. It lies 9.6 km south of St Just (from St Just: bearing 177°T, OS grid SW 371 217), and is situated west-south-west of St Levan village. The air here, thick with the salty breath of the Atlantic, carries the distant cries of gulls and the murmur of waves against ancient granite. A scattering of whitewashed cottages, seemingly born from the very rock face, huddles around a small, sheltered cove where fishing boats are often drawn up, their colours faded by sun and sea. The landscape unfurls in a sweep of heathland, painted with the resilient purples of heather and the gold of gorse, leading down to the restless, ever-changing sea. Even on the stillest days, Porthgwarra holds a wildness, a sense of the vastness that lies just beyond the horizon.

About This Porthgwarra Map Page

Explore Porthgwarra, 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: 50.038129, -5.672370. 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.