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Back up to: Hidden Cornwall

1. Was a ghostly ship once seen at Porthcurno?

   A ghostly apparition was said to have been seen on the Cornish beach.
2. The suspected sea monster sightings in Cornish waters

   Many of the reports came from Falmouth.
3. The Saltash woman who married Sir Francis Drake

   Mary Newman from Saltash became Mary Drake in 1569.
4. The rock carvings in a Crantock Beach cave

   Emma Gill has been finding out more from Elizabeth Dale.
5. The Penwith standing stone and the Cornish piskies

   The incident was said to have happened in the early 1600s. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
6. The noises in Falmouth that scared the entire town

   The noises were heard in 1849 and kept everyone awake. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale.
7. The Granny who had many trips to Bodmin Jail

   Granny Boswell died in Helston workhouse in 1909. Photo: A H Hawke.
8. The ‘real’ Indiana Jones who loved Cornwall

   Locals treated Mitchell-Hedges as one of their own. Photo: Universal History Archive.
9. Tales of the mischievous Cornish piskies

   This story about the fairy folk was said to have happened in North Cornwall.
10. Port Quin and the mystery of the fishing fleet

    Port Quin is a small cove near Port Isaac on the North Coast. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
11. Is Newquay's River Gannel haunted?

    The Gannel is a tidal river and opens out onto Crantock Beach. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
12. Gunwalloe Smuggler who once met Charles Dickens

    Another tale from Cornwall's past.
13. Did you know there is an obelisk in Pencalenick?

    It can be found between Truro and Tresillian. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
14. Did Anne Boleyn honeymoon on the Roseland?

    Elizabeth Dale shares another fascinating story from Cornwall's history with Emma Gill.