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Porthoustock (Cornish: Porthewstek) is a hamlet near St Keverne in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the east coast of Lizard Peninsula. Aggregates are quarried nearby and Porthoustock beach is dominated by a large concrete stone silo that was once used to store stone ready to load ships but is now disused. Coastal trading ships of up to 82 metres (269 feet) can dock alongside the pier along the southern edge of the beach to be loaded with stone. Fishing boats operate from the pebble beach , with lobster and crab potting, net fishing and hand lines as the principal fishing methods. The South West Coast Path passes through Porthoustock.

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  • Porthoustock, Ingalaterrako Kornualles konderriko hegoaldeko kostaldeko herrixka bat da, St Keverne herritik hurbil. (eu)
  • Porthoustock (Cornish: Porthewstek) is a hamlet near St Keverne in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the east coast of Lizard Peninsula. Aggregates are quarried nearby and Porthoustock beach is dominated by a large concrete stone silo that was once used to store stone ready to load ships but is now disused. Coastal trading ships of up to 82 metres (269 feet) can dock alongside the pier along the southern edge of the beach to be loaded with stone. Fishing boats operate from the pebble beach , with lobster and crab potting, net fishing and hand lines as the principal fishing methods. The South West Coast Path passes through Porthoustock. Porthoustock lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park. The name Porthoustock comes from the Cornish language words porth, meaning 'cove' or 'harbour', and Ewstek, a personal name. (en)
  • Porthoustock – osada w Anglii, w hrabstwie ceremonialnym Kornwalia. Leży 35 km na wschód od miasta Penzance i 384 km na południowy zachód od Londynu. (pl)
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  • Porthoustock, Ingalaterrako Kornualles konderriko hegoaldeko kostaldeko herrixka bat da, St Keverne herritik hurbil. (eu)
  • Porthoustock – osada w Anglii, w hrabstwie ceremonialnym Kornwalia. Leży 35 km na wschód od miasta Penzance i 384 km na południowy zachód od Londynu. (pl)
  • Porthoustock (Cornish: Porthewstek) is a hamlet near St Keverne in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the east coast of Lizard Peninsula. Aggregates are quarried nearby and Porthoustock beach is dominated by a large concrete stone silo that was once used to store stone ready to load ships but is now disused. Coastal trading ships of up to 82 metres (269 feet) can dock alongside the pier along the southern edge of the beach to be loaded with stone. Fishing boats operate from the pebble beach , with lobster and crab potting, net fishing and hand lines as the principal fishing methods. The South West Coast Path passes through Porthoustock. (en)
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  • Porthoustock (eu)
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  • Porthoustock (pl)
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