Pentargon waterfall - Boscastle, Cornwall
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SMacB
N 50° 41.804 W 004° 40.789
30U E 381365 N 5617447
The waterfall at Pentargon drops 120ft from a hanging valley to the sea.
Waymark Code: WMHVQQ
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/17/2013
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Out on the Coast Path is the waterfall at
Pentargon, and high Beeny Cliff is the 'chasmal beauty' of Thomas Hardy's poem
of that name (Under
the Waterfall). Below is the Seals' Hole, aptly named as more than 100 seals
have been spotted there at one time.
Hanging valleys are common on the North Cornish
coast and are created due to erosion of the relatively hard cliffs by the
Atlantic waves being faster than erosion of the valley by a small
river.
The waterfall can be viewed from a couple of
vantage points, either Pentargon cliff or the route to Beeny on the other side.
A seasonal fall, depending on rainfall. On a windy day the fall can be blown
into an uprising spray.