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Portscatho beach

Portscatho (Cornish: Porthskathow)[1] is a coastal village on the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village adjoins Gerrans (the villages have almost merged into one but retain their identities) on the east side of the peninsula, about seven miles (11 km) south-southeast of Truro.[2] It has an estimated population of 1,500 people.

Portscatho lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

The name Portscatho comes from the Cornish language words porth, meaning 'harbour' or 'cove', and skathow, meaning 'boats'.[3]

Cornish wrestling

Cornish wrestling tournaments, for prizes, were held in Portscatho in the 1900s.[4]

References

  1. ^ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine. Cornish Language Partnership.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth ISBN 978-0-319-23149-4
  3. ^ Akademi Kernewek place names - Porthskathow
  4. ^ West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 6 May 1948.

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