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December 2017 - A few pictures taken at Porth Nanven which lies a few miles away from St Just down the Cot Valley.

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The beach at Porth Nanven is famous for its large granite boulders. The rocks on the horizon are the Brisons.

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The cliffs above the beach contain many layers of boulders of different sizes which must indicate the changes in sea level over thousands of years.

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A closer look at the layers.

December 2018

A return visit on a brighter day.

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Just after we stopped the car a grey cloud came over and we had a few drops of rain. I was lucky to catch the rainbow over the beach.

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With the rain shower gone I wanted to try a long exposure to smooth the waves out.

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The large granite boulders are quite tricky to walk over. I wanted to get closer to the breakers but they were quite strong and I did not fancy getting drenched. This is the closest I dared go. The two rocks are the Brisons.