Praa Sands, 1927
Photo ref: 79967
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A mile to the west of Praa Sands is Prussia Cove, a narrow inlet which takes its name from John Carter, an 18th-century smuggler whose nickname was the King of Prussia. He ran the cove as his own fiefdom, and even mounted a battery of guns on the cliffs.

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