Chapel Porth Beach: Rockhounding in St Agnes, Cornwall
Chapel Porth Beach is a mapped rockhounding spot in St Agnes, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Reported finds include cassiterite, chalcopyrite, malachite, pyrite, quartz. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
Map showing Chapel Porth Beach in St Agnes, Cornwall
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- Area
- St Agnes
- County / council area
- Cornwall
- Postcode
- TR5 0NS
- Coordinates
- 50.30080, -5.23780
Land & collecting status
Generally open to casual collecting
Public-tagged UK spots are usually beaches, foreshore, or long-worked collecting localities where picking up loose material is generally tolerated. Watch the tides, never dig into cliffs, and check local bylaws before you collect.
Rules differ across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Most UK land is private, beaches and foreshore generally tolerate casual pebble collecting, and SSSIs and scheduled monuments are protected. Check this site's status before you collect.
Found at Chapel Porth Beach
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other UK rockhounding spots within driving distance of Chapel Porth Beach.
- Trevaunance CoveCornwall · 2 mi awayCassiterite, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite
- Cligga HeadCornwall · 4 mi awayCassiterite, Wolframite, Arsenopyrite
- Poldice MineCornwall · 5 mi awayArsenopyrite, Olivenite, Chalcophyllite
- Wheal Cock, BotallackCornwall · 23 mi awayArsenopyrite, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite
- Kit HillCornwall · 44 mi awayCassiterite, Wolframite, Molybdenite
- Devon Great ConsolsDevon · 48 mi awayChalcopyrite, Arsenopyrite, Siderite
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