Inner Harbour basin, Portreath
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Inner Harbour basin, Portreath
Image: © Simon Huguet Taken: 11 Aug 2008
The inner harbour was built in 1848. This was needed because at the height of the copper trade with Wales from about 1830 the outer harbour was not large enough, holding as it did 'only' 25 coastal sailing craft.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.261345
Longitude
-5.289421