Prussia Cove

Prussia Cove
Prussia Cove is located in Cornwall
Prussia Cove
Prussia Cove
Location within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW556299
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENZANCE
Postcode districtTR20
Dialling code01736
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°06′05″N 5°25′07″W / 50.1013°N 5.4186°W / 50.1013; -5.4186

Prussia Cove (Cornish: Porth Legh),[1][2] formerly called King's Cove,[3] is a small private estate on the coast of Mount's Bay and to the east of Cudden Point, west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

Part of the area is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), a Geological Conservation Review site[4] and is in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). It consists of four small coves and several cottages and houses. The names of the coves from west to east are Piskies, Bessy's, King's and Coule's. The area is accessible by foot from the South West Coast Path[5] The cove is known for the 18th-century ship-wrecker and smuggler John Carter, also known as the "King of Prussia".[6]

  1. ^ "Cornish Language Partnership : Place names in the SWF". Magakernow.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  2. ^ [1] Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Smugglers' Britain eBooks: Autobiography of a Cornish Smuggler". Smuggling.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Management Unit Statement Hoe Point to Cudden Point" (PDF). Lizard Point to Land's End Shoreline Management Plan. Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Coastal Advisory Group. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  5. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7.
  6. ^ Butler, Sadie. "The smuggling Carters of Cornwall". BBC. Retrieved 24 May 2020.