Portreath and Lighthouse Hill
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Portreath and Lighthouse Hill
Image: © David Smith Taken: 16 Jan 2014
A view across the village showing the flat centre where houses have been built on the site of former buildings for the transport of minerals. The village had expanded up Lighthouse Hill towards the "Pepperpot" in the 19th century and early 20th.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.261762
Longitude
-5.290572