Gorran Haven
Gorran Haven, nestling in a valley, is a quaint and pretty coastal village with a collection of fishermen's cottages round the secluded cove. It is on the easternmost point of the Roseland Peninsula and two miles south of Mevagissey, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
The bay, with its two sandy beaches and stream is afforded shelter by Dodman Point. Portheast was the villages former name, a corruption of the Cornish Porth Just, which means Just's Cove. In Gorran Churchtown you will find the Parish Church dedicated to St Just.
Evidence of Middle Stone Age settlement in the form of microliths (small stone tools, used to make arrow heads, spears, and other weapons and tools) have been found near Carn Rocks on the east of Gorran Haven. A tall quartzite pillar also found at Carn Rocks, may well have had a ritual purpose for early inhabitants.
The remains of Bronze Age tumuli, mounds of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves, have also been found.
In the 13th century, Gorran Haven was noted as an important fishing port for "seining", catching pilchards with long nets, and remained, until the 18th century, the major fishing port in the area.
Gorran Haven's fishing industry fell into decline in the early 19th century along with its quay. A new quay was built in 1886, which revived the the fortunes of the villiage. Crab and lobster catches revived the villages importance until World War 11, but its fishing industry declined terminally.
In the village you will find a plaque deicated to the memory of Charles William Peach. He was a geologist who worked in the area.
Sir Richard Dearlove was born in Gorran Haven, he was a former head of MI6.
During the 1950's, author, Colin Wilson settled in Gorran Haven.
The bay, with its two sandy beaches and stream is afforded shelter by Dodman Point. Portheast was the villages former name, a corruption of the Cornish Porth Just, which means Just's Cove. In Gorran Churchtown you will find the Parish Church dedicated to St Just.
Evidence of Middle Stone Age settlement in the form of microliths (small stone tools, used to make arrow heads, spears, and other weapons and tools) have been found near Carn Rocks on the east of Gorran Haven. A tall quartzite pillar also found at Carn Rocks, may well have had a ritual purpose for early inhabitants.
The remains of Bronze Age tumuli, mounds of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves, have also been found.
In the 13th century, Gorran Haven was noted as an important fishing port for "seining", catching pilchards with long nets, and remained, until the 18th century, the major fishing port in the area.
Gorran Haven's fishing industry fell into decline in the early 19th century along with its quay. A new quay was built in 1886, which revived the the fortunes of the villiage. Crab and lobster catches revived the villages importance until World War 11, but its fishing industry declined terminally.
In the village you will find a plaque deicated to the memory of Charles William Peach. He was a geologist who worked in the area.
Sir Richard Dearlove was born in Gorran Haven, he was a former head of MI6.
During the 1950's, author, Colin Wilson settled in Gorran Haven.
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Gorran Haven, Cornwall, UK
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