Tag Archives: Cornwall Tsunami

Newquay Tsunami Waves

Posted on 21, July 2013 by newquayt

This is a true story I heard of Newquay tsunami waves. The date is unknown to me, but I heard the story in a small pub in about 1999/2000, when it was still fairly recent, so this is a story … Continue reading →

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Cornwall Tsunami 1755

Posted on 17, July 2013 by newquayt

One Cornwall tsunami, in 1755, was larger than most and devastated a lot of the south coast, including swamping St Michael’s Mount and the Marazion and Penzance areas. This is well documented in old documents and media from the time. Continue reading →

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Rev Borlase on the Cornwall Tsunami of 1761

Posted on 21, May 2013 by newquayt

As many people know, there have been a few tsunamis in the history of Cornwall. The most widely reported of these was the Cornwall tsunami of 1755. The Rev William Borlase, MA, FRS (1695-1772) was a Cornish geologist, antiquary and naturalist, who wrote extensively about Cornwall during his lifetime.

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