Porthcurno Beach
UK-168 · Cornwall, England
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A sandy cove of clear water on the south Penwith coast, between the Minack Theatre and Logan Rock. The birthplace of the modern global internet. In 1870, the first undersea international telegraph cables were landed here. In 1902 the cable station, worried by Marconi's new wireless station at Poldhu about ten miles away, put a mast on the cliff above this beach to listen to his signals. Wireless was then a rival to the cables. The two later came together: in 1928 the cable companies merged with Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company, and in 1934 the combined company became Cable and Wireless.
Use the car park, then the steps or the sandy slope. Currents are strong and the beach shelves steeply. Do not climb the cliffs. High tide covers the sand that joins the next coves. There is a cafe nearby.
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