St Keverne Quarries
Quarrying of the coast between Porthoustock and Porthkerris started in 1896 to extract the hard schist and gabbro rock to make gravel for road building. Remnants of the workings include engine houses, bunkers where the stone was graded, the bed of a tramway system with inclines to the quarries, and the large quay at Batty's Point dominating the beach at Porthoustock. The quay was built around the early 1900s (hence it is made of rather unattractive concrete), was serviced by the tramway and contains four large chutes used to load the stone into waiting vessels.
Mentioned in walks
- St Keverne to Porthallow (3.3 mile walk)
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