Harlyn
| Harlyn | |
| Cornwall | |
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1285809.jpg) Harlyn Bridge | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 50°32’17"N, 4°59’49"W |
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| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
Harlyn is a small village on the north coast of Cornwall, sitting a little inland from Harlyn Bay three miles from Padstow and about one mile from St Merryn.
The name 'Harlyn' I from the Cornish ar-Lyn, meaning 'At a lake'. Harlyn Bay in contrast was know in Cornish as Porth Lys, meaning 'Court Cove'.
Harlyn Bay
Harlyn Bay is a family and surfing beach and is suitable for novice surfers. Near the beach are a caravan park and a pub called The Harlyn Inn. Many of the houses in Harlyn are holiday lets.
East of Harlyn Bay is the village and beach of Trevone and west of Harlyn are Cataclews Point (Cornish: Karrek Loos, meaning 'grey rock'), Mother Ivey's Bay and Trevose Head. Further west, the beaches at Constantine Bay, Porthcothan and Treyarnon are linked by the South West Coast Path.
Harlyn is within the 'Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty', as is almost a third of the county.
The village is comprised to a large extent of second homes, and is quiet for much of the year.
The Gold Lunulae of Harlyn
In 1865 a labourer found two wafer-thin crescents of gold known as lunulae at Harlyn Bay. They probably date from the early Bronze Age, and were probably deposited as grave goods, as there are several prehistoric burial mounds nearby. The shape of these lunulae indicates a symbolic meaning. They represent the crescent horns of the moon, and may thus have been objects of great significance.[1] The site of the finds was above Onjohn Cove, a small cove between Harlyn Bay and Cataclews Point at SW872759.
In 2014, after heavy storms had battered the cliffs of Harlyn Bay, local residents and beach users discovered the storms had uncovered an ancient burial cist containing human remains.[2] The remains were recovered for further investigation, but it is assumed that they belong to a female from with Iron Age or the Bronze Age.
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