Huer's House overlooking Newquay Bay, Cornwall, was used as a lookout to spot shoals of pilchards that would suddenly appear in the bay.

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Huer's House on Towan Head overlooking Newquay Bay was used as a lookout to spot shoals of pilchards that would suddenly appear in the bay. The watcher (huer) would alert boatmen waiting on shore by crying heva, heva! then direct them with signals.

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Location: Huer's House, Towan Head, Newquay, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
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