Hell's Mouth, Cornwall

Hell's Mouth (Cornish: Ganow Yfarn) is situated northeast of Gwithian on the South West Coast Path in the county of Cornwall, England, UK.[1] The land is owned by the National Trust.[2] It is part of a group of cliff faces in the area, with a café not far from the edge.

The aftermath of the rock fall in 2011

In 2011 a jogger on the Cornish Coastal Path noticed cracks in the rock, which is made up of mudstones and sandstones of the Porthtowan Formation and slates/siltstones of the Mylor Slate Formation from the Devonian. The route of the path was diverted as the cracks enlarged.[2] On 23 September approximately 100,000 tonnes (110,000 tons) of rock fell into the sea. Unusually the rockfall was captured on video.[3]

References
  1. "We're updating our website". Nationaltrust.org.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  2. "Hell's Mouth, Cornwall". British Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  3. Morris, Steven (7 October 2011). "Massive Cornwall rockfall captured on video". Guardian. Retrieved 22 October 2015.

50.2380°N 5.3621°W / 50.2380; -5.3621


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