With roads potentially blocked by trees and power lines we decided that the sensible walk would be down to the beach at Praa Sands, where we were staying, followed by a coffee at Stones Reef, the bar at the beach....and very exhilarating it was too! The red flags were flying and the surf was up...
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| Spot the surfer! |
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| Last night the wind was a southerly as the storm hit, but it swung round overnight so it was offshore.. |
After visiting Carn Euny we found we still had a couple of hours before the rain and wind of Storm Austen arrived, so a quick walk out at Botallack, before a wild walk on the beach back at Praa Sands.
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| The classic view. |
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| Longships Lighthouse disappearing in the rain... |
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| Towards Cape Cornwall. |
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| And back to Praa Sands. |
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| And a By-the-wind Sailor. |
This ancient village is well preserved and has been occupied from the Early Iron Age to the end of the Romano-British period. The star structure is the 'Fogou'. This is an underground tunnel and chamber feature, found only in Cornwall. There are 15 confirmed in Cornwall and theories for use include, storage, defence and some sort of religious significance. The site parking is at the end of a dead end road and when you nearly get there it has the distinct feeling of driving through someone's garden! There are two routes to the site which make a pleasant circular walk.
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| A 'Clootie Tree' - making wishes near the Carn Euny sacred well. We didn't know this at the time, so no photos of the well, which we didn't see. |
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| The site... |
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| The Fogou... |
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| Inside the main chamber. |
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| Looking for Cave Spiders - it's a spider and in the Fogou, but not a proper Cave Spider. |
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| Fluorescing algae. |
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| The paved track as shown in the interpretation above. |
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| General views .... |
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| 1750s cottage remains. |
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| Walking back through what felt like part of a much overgrown garden. |
This time, a walk from base, along the coast...dramatic skies and seas.
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| Looking over Praa Sands as we left... |
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| And towards Prussia Cove. |
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| Then the sun came out...looking towards Prussia Cove. |
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| And back the way we came... |
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| Zooming in to Porth-en-Alls - an Arts and Crafts style house designed by Philip Tilden. Built between 1912-1914. |
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| A view over the wall... |
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| Details ... |
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| Spectacular windows ... |
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| Carrying on and two classics of this time of year ...Fetid Iris ... |
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| ..and Old Man's Beard. |
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| Victorian fishermen's cottages and storage at Bessy's Cove |
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| Sadly falling into disrepair... |
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| And some spectacular views on the way back... |
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| Incoming rain... |
