Page 4 - Porthleven's Historical Timeline

At low-tide, west of the harbour entrance, can be found the

Moonstone or Giant’s Quoit , a 50 ton rock of a type not found

anywhere in the United Kingdom.

The latest theory is that it floated down on an iceberg from

northern Europe.

Porthleven parish comprises of 1749 acres of land.

Porthleven is a compound of two words: 'porth' and 'elvan'. The

word porth in the Cornish language mean port and elvan is the

Celtic Saint who came to these shores in the 5th century along
with many others to preach the Christian faith.

St Elvan was about one and a half miles from Porthleven on the

road to Sithney and there is still an area to the north of Porthlevan

called St Elvan.