Portscatho is a coastal village on the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village adjoins Gerrans on the east side of the peninsula, about seven miles south-southeast of Truro. It has an estimated population of 1,500 people. Portscatho lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The name Portscatho comes from the Cornish language words porth, meaning 'harbour' or 'cove', and skathow, meaning 'boats'.