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Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends

The Granny who had many trips to Bodmin Jail

Granny Boswell died in Helston workhouse in 1909. Photo: A H Hawke.

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Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends

Was a ghostly ship once seen at Porthcurno?

A ghostly apparition was said to have been seen on the Cornish beach.

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Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends

The Saltash woman who married Sir Francis Drake

Mary Newman from Saltash became Mary Drake in 1569.

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Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends

The suspected sea monster sightings in Cornish waters

Many of the reports came from Falmouth.

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Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends

The Penwith standing stone and the Cornish piskies

The incident was said to have happened in the early 1600s. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.

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Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends

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.

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Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends

Did you know there is an obelisk in Pencalenick?

It can be found between Truro and Tresillian. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.

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Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends

Gunwalloe Smuggler who once met Charles Dickens

Another tale from Cornwall's past.

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Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends

The noises in Falmouth that scared the entire town

The noises were heard in 1849 and kept everyone awake. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale.

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Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends

Did Anne Boleyn honeymoon on the Roseland?

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

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Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends

Is Newquay's River Gannel haunted?

The Gannel is a tidal river and opens out onto Crantock Beach. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.

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Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends

The ‘real’ Indiana Jones who loved Cornwall

Locals treated Mitchell-Hedges as one of their own. Photo: Universal History Archive.

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Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends

Tales of the mischievous Cornish piskies

This story about the fairy folk was said to have happened in North Cornwall.

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Have you heard of the Porthleven 'moonstone'?

It's also known as the 'Giant's Rock'. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.

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