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Priest's Cove
Priest Cove ( kw, Porth Ust, meaning ''St Just's Cove'') or Priest's Cove is a small cove one mile (1.6 km) west of St Just in Penwith, St Just, Cornwall, UK. The name is from the Cornish ''Porth Ust'', the port or cove of St Just, which was shortened to ''Por’ Ust''. The apostrophised name "Priest’s" is a spelling mistake and the site has no connection with the clergy. Geography 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. The cove and surrounding area are designated as part of the Aire Point To Carrick Du Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The South West Coast Path, which follows the coast of south west England from Somerset to Dorset passes by on the cliffs above the cove. Fishery In around 1830, cellars were erected for the purpose of establishing a Sardine#History of sardine fishing in the UK, pilchard fishery. The speculation was abandon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Cornwall From Sea
A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck. History Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a Hood (headgear), hood in the Chaperon (headgear), chaperon. They have had periodic returns to fashion - for example, in nineteenth-century Europe. Roman Catholic clergy wear a type of cape known as a ferraiolo, which is worn for formal events outside a ritualistic context. The cope is a liturgical vestment in the form of a cape. Capes are often highly decorated with elaborate embroidery. Capes remain in regular use as rainwear in various military units and police forces, in France for example. A gas cape was a voluminous military garment designed to give rain protection to someone wearing the bulky gas masks used in twentieth-century wars. Rich noblemen and elite warriors of the Aztec Empire would wear a tilmàtli; a Mesoamerican cloak/cape used as a symbol of thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
