Priest Cove

Coordinates: 50°07′30″N 5°42′22″W / 50.125°N 5.706°W

Priest's Cove, Penwith with Cape Cornwall in the background

Priest Cove (Cornish: Porth Ust, meaning St Just's Cove) or Priest’s Cove is a small cove one mile (1.6 km) west of St Just, Cornwall, UK.[1] The name is from the Cornish Porth Ust, the port or cove of St Just, which was shortened to Por’ Ust. The cove lies next to Cape Cornwall which was also linked to St Just, being called Kilgoodh Ust, meaning goose-back of St Just, in the Cornish language.[2] "Priest’s" is a spelling mistake on the Ordnance Survey and there is no connection with the clergy.[3] The cove and surrounding area is designated as part of the Aire Point To Carrick Du Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).[4]

Approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) out to sea are the Brisons, a pair of small islands to which an annual swim is held.

References

  1. ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
  2. ↑ Weatherhill C. (2007) Cornish Place Names and Language. Ammanford: Sigma Press.
  3. ↑ Joseph, P. 2006. "Cape Cornwall Mine". British Mining; No 79. Sheffield: Northern Mine Research Society, p. 111. ISBN 978-0-901450-60-9.
  4. ↑ http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/2000041.pdf