West Looe Live Cam

History

West Looe’s origins trace back to the early medieval period when the natural harbor formed by the estuary of the River Looe provided a sheltered anchorage for fishing vessels and small trading ships. Evidence of Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement has been uncovered on the surrounding hillsides, including burial mounds and tool fragments, indicating that this stretch of the Cornish coast has long drawn people for its rich marine resources. By the 11th century, West Looe had emerged as a fishing village under the suzerainty of the powerful Duchy of Cornwall, and its higgledy‑piggledy cluster of granite cottages and narrow alleys began to take shape around the quay.