Retaining Wall Of Churchyard To Churchyard North And West Of Church Of St Michael'S

The retaining wall of the churchyard is located to the north and west of the Church of St. Michael's in Porthilly. It dates from around the mid-19th century and is constructed from vertically coursed slate stones, with intermediate piers made of horizontally coursed slate stone. The wall measures approximately 47 metres in length and serves as a retaining structure for the churchyard of St. Michael's Church, situated on the south wall of Porthilly Cove along the east bank of the Camel estuary.

A flight of stone rubble steps leads from the cove up to the churchyard, featuring some reset dressed stone. It is believed that the wall was planned by a vicar of St. Michael's when a small piece of land was reclaimed from the estuary.