Mullion Cove is a harbour on the Lizard peninsula

The Lizard

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 in south Cornwall

Cornwall

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, United Kingdom

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. It is situated facing west into Mount's Bay

Mount's Bay

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 approximately six miles (9.7 km) south of Helston

Helston

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 and one mile (1.6 km) southwest of Mullion village.

The harbour was completed in 1895 and financed by Lord Robartes

Thomas Agar-Robartes, 6th Viscount Clifden

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 of Lanhydrock as a recompense to the fishermen for several disastrous pilchard seasons. It is protected from southerly winter gales by two sea walls and the old pilchard cellar and net store are preserved.

Mullion Cove had a lifeboat station from 1867 until 1909. In the six years up to 1873 there were nine wrecks along a mile-and-a-half stretch of coastline under Mullion cliffs.
Historically, the area has been subject to smuggling activity. In 1801, the King's Pardon was offered to any smuggler giving information on the Mullion musket-men involved in a gunfight with the crew of HM Gun Vessel Hecate.

Inland are the remains of Wheal Unity copper mine, which operated from the early 18th century until 1919. A large copper boulder from the mine is in the Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum

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, London.

Mullion Harbour is now owned by the National Trust

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