A spectacular beach, featuring the highest cliffs in Cornwall, amazing folded rock formations, a natural arch, and numerous other points of interest. A small amount of roadside parking is available on the nearby road, then it's a steep trek down winding pathways and steps to the beach. There's even a length of rope to hold on to at the bottom.

Because of the difficult access, the beach is relatively quiet, making it popular with naturists and surfers.

Water-worn mineralised veins containing quartz, siderite, and calcite, can be seen in some of the large boulders at the Northern end of the beach around the arch and beyond.

Select Mineral List Type

StandardDetailedGalleryStrunzChemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Aragonite

ⓘ Siderite

2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula:CaCO₃

References:

Golley, Peter, Williams, Richard (1995)Cornish Mineral Reference Manual. Endsleigh Book Co., Truro. 71pp.

ⓘ Siderite

Formula:FeCO₃

References:

Golley, Peter, Williams, Richard (1995)Cornish Mineral Reference Manual. Endsleigh Book Co., Truro. 71pp.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃

Geochronology

Geologic Time

Rocks, Minerals and Events

ⓘ Major polymetallic mineralization

~270 Ma

Cornwall, England, UK

Cisuralian

ⓘ Porphyry dikes intruded (latest age)	~275 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Greisenization (latest age)	~280 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Porphyry dikes intruded (earliest age)	~280 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Formation of metallized pegmatites	~285 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Greisenization (earliest age)	~285 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Emplacement of major plutons	~295 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK

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England
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District

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