Newquay, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
The Huer's Hut. Grade II Listed Building. This building, thought to date from the 14th. C was used as a look-out by a Huer at the time of year when shoals of pilchards were expected in the bay. A call on his horn raised the hue and cry alerting the townsfolk to the arrival of the fish. By means of h
and signals the Huer enabled the fishermen to position their boats and encircle the shoals with their nets. Prior to its user by the Huer this hut may have been a hermitage, the hermit possibly being
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