Walk across the sea with me. From legends of angels and giants, to a mysterious ley line known as 'the dragon line'... to a bizarre discovery made inside the chapel... let's explore the history and folklore of Cornwall’s most iconic landmark.
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MORE INFO AND CREDITS
Anna Berska
Paul Weston, The Michael Leyline https://bit.ly/41UGtpX
Yuri Leitch, The Dragon Line map
Ithell Colquhoun, The Living Stones (1957)
Jack The Giant Killer (1962)
Featuring folktales of Tom Hickathrift (East Anglia, England) and Red Ettin the Giant (Scotland)
Poetry on the mount by Humphrey Davy (1799), John Davidson (1909), Richard Carew (1602)
Both William Bottrell and Robert Hunt collected Cornish folklore and made accessible overviews in the 1800s. Without these two folklorists' work, many classic Cornish stories would be lost.
Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall (Bottrell, 1870) and Popular Romances of the West of England (Hunt, 1865) are highly recommended.
