The Loe Pool certainly sits behind the beach south of Porthleven, where the sand bar has held back water from small streams. On the north side of the pool is the Penrose Estate, and to the south you will find Carminowe, Chyvarloe and the Gunwalloe Parish. The pool has been opened up to the sea following heavy rains on a number of occasions, and there have been a number of descriptions of the spectacular maelstrom where the waters from the pool mix with those of Mounts Bay when this occurs. Regards, Ken -- OPC Gunwalloe http://www.cornwall-opc.org/