What is recorded here
Huer's Hut is shown as a lighthouse on the public map of Cornwall. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Huer's Hut was a signal station used by fishermen in Cornwall to spot approaching shoals of pilchards and signal their presence to fishing boats. It is important as a historical example of the coastal communication systems that supported the region's herring and pilchard fishing industry in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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