Beaches · South West England
Cotton Beach
Cotton Beach is a beach in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Summer (Jun–Aug)
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Cotton Beach is a beach on the coast of South-West England. The site is within the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency. Postcode area EX23.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Steeple Point to Marsland Mouth SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Cotton Merchants' Gate (Arabic: باب القطانين Bāb al-Qaṭṭānīn) is one of the gates of the al-Aqsa Compound (al-Ḥaram ash-Sharīf). It is by the western esplanade of the compound and leads to the Cotton Merchants' Market, a sūq. It is also called the Gate of the Cotton Merchants' Market (وباب سوق القطانين Bāb Sūq al-Qaṭṭānīn). Its intricate eastern façade makes it one of the most recognizable and "grandest of the Haram gates".
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
It was built under the supervision of Tankiz in 1336, during the time of Sultan an-Nasir Muhammad of the Mamluk Sultanate. The 14th-century historian al-ʿUmarī explained that the gate was constructed to link the compound with the 's market street, which was also built by Tankiz around that time: in 1336-37.
Description
There are ten descending steps to reach the gate. Between the semi-dome and the door is a trefoil-shaped arch, with ablaq patterns in black and beige bricks. Above the door is a straight stone lintel composed of three external pieces. There used to be a small window in the trefoil arch's tympanum, but the window was blocked in 1927.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.9088, -4.5638
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Morwenstow
- Postcode
- EX23 9JG
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cornwall
Sources
- osm: n9641580986 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Cotton Merchants' Gate (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cotton Beach?
- Cotton Beach is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX23 9JG), in the parish of Morwenstow.
- Is Cotton Beach a protected site?
- Yes — Cotton Beach is part of the Steeple Point to Marsland Mouth SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Cotton Beach free to visit?
- Yes, Cotton Beach is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cotton Beach?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EX23 9JG. It sits within the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency.