| see also: WEST-COUNTRY MUSEUMS
see also: Museums in Cornwall
The origins of the name "Porthcurno" lie in the ancient Cornish Language and probably means "the Bay of Rocks". The alternative spelling of "Porthcurnow" has also been used which woulld make its origin "Cornwall Bay".
Porthcurno was the home of the Celtic St Selevan whose memory is perpetuated locally in
St Levan's well, with its flight of stone steps at St Levan, St Levan's cross and the 13th century
parish church of St Levan located a short distance to the west.
Porthcurno was the landfall site of the first telegraph cable laid across the Atlantic.
Surprisingly perhaps, considering the isolated location of Porthcurno, there is only one local legend about "The Ghost Ship" which is recounted in "Highways and Byeways in Devon and Cornwall" by Arthur H Norway (1904) thus;-
"Out of the mist she always came, a black square-rigged vessel, sailing right up the beach, taking the sand without a shock or quiver and pursuing her course as speedily over dry land as on the sea, till she vanished in a smoke wreath higher up the valley."
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| | | OTHER PLACES | | The Levant Steam Engine Trewellard, Cornwall In its tiny engine house perched on the cliff edge, the famous Levant beam engine is steaming again after sixty idle years. The sight, sounds and smells of this 160-year-old engine conjure up the feel of Cornwall�s industrial past. Half a mile along the c | 11.4 km NW | | Geevor Tin Mine Heritage Centre Pendeen, Penzance, Cornwall TR19 7EW The last working mine in West Penwith and now a mining museum, provides you with a unique opportunity to experience the history of this traditional Cornish industry. Geevor Tin Mine sits on the breath-taking West Penwith coast in an area rich with natural | 12 km NW | | This lonely lighthouse is set on one of the most dangerous and dramatic stretches of coastline in Britain. In the days of sailing ships and unsophisticated navigational equipment, many vessels foundered on the rocks, but today, thanks to the constant sour | 12 km NW | | Entirely devoted to the Earth Sciences with stunning mineral and intriguing fossil displays. Witness the violent geological processes that have shaped our planets surface over the last four billion years. Plus unique gifts, educational material & books in | 12 km NE | | Trinity House National Lighthouse Centre, Wharf Rd, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4BN The job of the lighthouse keeper has gone, replaced by automation, but stories of the life are told through the items previously found in daily use, evident throughout the museum. The collection includes lamps, clocks, furniture, uniforms, fog-horns, engi | 12 km NE | | A unique private museum opened in 1935, covering all aspects of life in Zennor and the surrounding area from 3,000 BC to the 1930s. Exhibits include Wate | 17.4 km NE | | Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden Barnoon Hill St Ives, Cor Barbara Hepworths studio and garden have been run by the Tate since 1980, and are now an integral part of Tate St Ives. Hepworth, who died in 1975, asked in her will that Trewyn Studios and the adjacent garden, with a group of her | 22.3 km NE | | The St Ives Museum Wheal Dream, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 1PR This unique museum contains many varied collections relating to the life and times of the town and county; Art; Blacksmith; Boat Building; Cornish Kitchen; Crysede; Farming; Fire Brigade; Fishing; Flags; Geology; Hain Steamship Company; Lifeboat; Lighthou | 22.3 km NE | | | | Camping Sites | | Treen Campsite Rosmorgan Treen, St Levan, Cornwall TR19 6LF | | 1.1 km NW | | Treverven Caravan & Camp Site Treverven Farm, St Buryan, Cornwall TR19 6DL | | 2.8 km NW | | Tower Park Caravans & Camping St Buryan, Cornwall TR19 6BZ | | 4 km NW | | Lower Treave Caravan & Camping Park Lower Treave, Crows -an - Wra, Cornwall TR19 6HZ | | 4.9 km NW | | Trevedra Farm Caravan & Camping Site Trevedra Farm, Sennen, Cornwall TR19 7BE | | 5.7 km NE | | Trevaylor Camping Site Truthwall Lane, St Just, Cornwall TR19 7PU | | 10.1 km NE | | Noongallas Camp Site Gulval, Cornwall TR20 8YR | | 13.9 km NW | | | | Hotels | | Porthcurno Hotel The Valley, Porthcurno, Cornwall TR19 6JY | | 0.5 km NE | | Old Manor Hotel Sennen, Cornwall TR19 7AD | | 4.1 km NE | | Sunny Bank Hotel Sea View Hill, Sennen, Cornwall TR19 7AR | | 4.3 km NE | | The Old Success Inn Sennen Cove, Cornwall TR19 7DG | | 4.8 km NE | | Lands End Hotel Lands End, Sennen, Cornwall TR19 7AA | | 4.8 km NE | | Lamorna Cove Country House Hotel Lamorna, Cornwall TR19 6XH | | 6.4 km NW | | Wellington Hotel Market Square, St Just, Cornwall TR19 7HD | | 8.9 km NE | | Commercial Hotel Market Square, St Just, Cornwall TR19 7HE | | 9 km NE | | The Kings Arms Inn Paul, Cornwall TR19 6TZ | | 9.2 km NW | | The Ship Inn South Cliff, Mousehole, Cornwall TR19 6QX | | 9.3 km NW | | The Lobster Pot South Cliff, Mousehole, Cornwall TR19 6QX | | 9.3 km NW | | The Old Coastguard Hotel The Parade, Mousehole, Cornwall TR19 6PR | | 9.4 km NW | | Southern Comfort Hotel 8 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Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4AE | | 11.7 km NW | | Fountain Tavern St Clare St, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 2PD | | 11.8 km NW | | | | Public Houses | | Cable Station Inn Porthcurno, St Levan, Cornwall TR19 6JX | | 0.2 km NE | | Logan Rock Inn Treen, St Levan, Cornwall TR19 6LG | | 1 km NW | | St Buryan Inn Buryan, Cornwall TR19 6BA | | 4 km NW | | The First & Last Inn Penzance, Cornwall TR19 7AD | | 4.1 km NE | | Lamorna Wink a, Cornwall TR19 6XH | | 6.4 km NW | | Star Inn 1 Fore St, St Just, Cornwall TR19 7LL | | 8.9 km NE | | Fishermans Arms Inn Fore St, Newlyn, Cornwall TR18 5JR | | 10 km NW | | The Red Lion Inn 36 Fore St, Newlyn, Cornwall TR18 5JR | | 10 km NW | | The Swordfish Inn The Strand, Newlyn, Cornwall TR18 5HN | | 10.1 km NW | | The Dolphin Inn Jack Lane, Newlyn, Cornwall TR18 5HZ | | 10.1 km NW | | The Star Inn The Strand, Newlyn, Cornwall TR18 5HW | | 10.1 km NW | | Tolcarne Inn Tolcarne Place, Newlyn, Cornwall TR18 5PR | | 10.2 km NW | | Pirate Inn Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4PS 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7LJ | | 8.9 km NE | | Mounts Bay Video Shop 26 Fore St, Newlyn, Cornwall TR18 5JW | | 9.9 km NW | | Penwith Video Library Taroveor Rd, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 2BH | | 11.8 km NW | | Moviola 3-4 Tregenna Hill, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 1SE | | 22.3 km NW | | Videcomm Video 18 Chapel St, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 2LR | | 22.3 km NW | | Video View Foundry House, Foundry Square, Hayle, Cornwall TR27 4HH | | 22.7 km NW | | BK Videos Unit 8, Pratts Market, Chapel Terrace, Cornwall TR27 4AB | | 22.8 km NW | | Videcomm Video 7 Market Square, Hayle, Cornwall TR27 4EA | | 24 km NW |
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