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A basking shark and a porbeagle. Porbeagles inhabit the coastal waters but the etymology of the word is obscure. A common suggestion is that it combines "porpoise" and "beagle", referencing this shark's shape and tenacious hunting habits. [2] Another is that it is derived from the Cornish porth, meaning "harbour", and bugel, meaning "shepherd". [3]
The porbeagle or porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus) is a species of mackerel shark in the family Lamnidae, distributed widely in the cold and temperate marine waters of the North Atlantic and Southern Hemisphere. In the North Pacific, its ecological equivalent is the closely related salmon shark (L. ditropis). It typically reaches 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in ...
The Cornish word for fish was pysk which was pronounced pesk in later stages of the language. Por may be derived from porth (pronounced without the -th in Late Cornish) meaning "harbour". C.f. any Cornish dictionary for that, e.g. Ken George's Gerlyver Meur (2009) or Nicholas Williams' Gerlyver Sawsnek-Kernowek (2000).
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The first Act of Parliament allowing the new port to be built was passed in 1774. The inner harbour, consisting of the current East and West Quays was constructed from this time. An outer harbour was added in 1888, but seriously damaged in a blizzard in 1891. The outer walls were rebuilt by 1897. The harbour was given charitable trust status in ...
St Ives (Cornish: Porth Ia, [1] meaning "St Ia's cove") is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea.
The Port of Hayle (Cornish: Porth Heyl) [1] is an important mining port, harbour and former industrial centre located in the town of Hayle, on the north coast of Cornwall. [2] The Port is within the area of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage site.
Coverack from above the harbour. The collapse of the sea wall at picture centre happened during the 18 July 2017 flood. Coverack (Cornish: Porthkovrek, [1] meaning cove of the stream) is a coastal village and fishing port in Cornwall, UK.