Mawgan Porth, Cornwall - NPO Dexter postcard, 1976 pmk

• Postcard

   

• Picture / Image:  Mawgan Porth, Cornwall
• Publisher: NPO Dexter
• Postally used: yes
• Stamp:  6&half p Machin
• Postmark(s): Newquay 1976
• Sent to:  Highbridge, Somerset
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^{Mawgan Porth (Cornish: Porth Maugan, meaning St Mawgan's cove, or Porth Glyvyan, meaning cove of the Gluvian river) is a beach and small settlement in north Cornwall, England. It is situated north of Watergate Bay approximately four miles (6 km) north of Newquay,[1] on the Atlantic Ocean coast.}

^{Mawgan Porth is in the civil parish of Mawgan-in-Pydar at the seaward end of the Vale of Lanherne (or Vale of Mawgan) where the River Menalhyl discharges into the sea. The hamlet consists of a pub, a general store, and several hotels, guest houses and caravan parks.}

^{The sandy beach, backed by dunes with cliffs at each end, is quality-assessed and supervised by lifeguards during the summer. It is a popular surfing location. The South West Coast Path passes behind the beach and the area attracts holiday-makers[2]}

^{In the years 1949-52, 1954 and 1974, archaeological excavations revealed a settlement comprising three groups of buildings ('courtyard houses') and a burial ground dating from around 850-1050. Finds included pottery and stone artefacts.[3]}

^{Mawgan Porth is recorded as Porthglyvyan in 1334, Cornish for cove of the little wooded valley river, and later as Porthmauganin 1755, Cornish for cove of St Mawgan.}

^{The German sculptor Faust Lang lived in Mawgan Porth from 1936 to 1949.}