White Pyramid at Porthcurno
The white pyramid on the cliffs between Porthcurno and Logan Rock marks the place where, in 1880, the first submarine telegraph cable connected Britain to France and a transatlantic cable between France and Canada. However the pyramid has not been erected for sentimental reasons: there was once a communications hut where the cable came ashore which was quickly adopted by shipping as a navigational aid. When the hut was demolished, something needed to replace it as a navigational marker - hence the white pyramid.
On walks
- Porthcurno to Penberth Cove (3 mile walk)