ENGLAND'S RIVIERA

A TOPOGRAPHICAL AND ARCHÆOLOGICAL
DESCRIPTION OF LAND'S END, CORNWALL
AND ADJACENT SPOTS OF BEAUTY AND
INTEREST

BY

J. HARRIS STONE, M.A.(Cantab.)

66

F.L.S., F.C.S., BARRISTER-AT-LAW OF THE WESTERN CIRCUIT,
AUTHOR OF CONNEMARA,' PICCADILLY BY THE SEA,"
66 LEIGHTON HOUSE," ETC.

FROM THE AUTHOR'S

WITH 137 ILLUSTRATIONS

PHOTOGRAPHS

LONDON

KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRÜBNER & CO. LTD.

BROADWAY HOUSE, 68-74 CARTER LANE, E.C.

I. Land's End, Cornwall, and the adjacent spots of

beauty and interest

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ix

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II. The Individuality of Counties and Cornwall in particular

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VI. The Cornish Harvest of the Sea: Pilchards at Sennen

IX. Quakers in the Land's End District of Cornwall

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XIII. St. Buryan's Neighbourhood, the "Merry Maidens,"

the "Two Fiddlers," Trewoofe, Lamorna, the

Logan Stone.

123

XIV. Crows-an-wra, the Beehive Huts, St. Euny's Well

XV. St. Just, Ballowal Cairn, Inverted Urns

XVI. The Church of St. Just, Old Amphitheatre, Miracle

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XIX. Wesleyanism in Cornwall

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195

XX. The Lost Land of King Arthur, Lyonnesse, Atlantis 203

XXI. Madron, St. Madron's Well, Bleu Bridge, Gulval,

XXIV. The Ancient Cornish Language; Dolly Pentreath. 238

XXV. Towednack; the Cuckoo Feast

244

XXVI. Cornish Humour of the Land's End District

249

XXVII. Sancreed and its Crosses; Boscawen-Un

256

XXVIII. Sancreed as a centre for seeing Antiquities, Lower

Drift Cross, Ding Dong District, Mên-an-tol, Mên

Scryfa, "Nine Maidens," Four Parishes Boundary-

stone, Mulfra Quoit, Pendour Cove, Horse's Back,

Kenidjack, the "Nineteen Maidens"

271

XXIX. St. Ives, Artists, the Church, the Silver Ball, the

Bay of St. Ives

284

XXX. The Radium Mine of St. Ives

301

XXXI. Loving-cups and the famous Peace Cup of St. Ives

XXXII. The Power of Seven and the Man with Seven Wives 316

307

XXXIII. Lelant, Brunnion, Ding Dong Mine, Nancledrea,

Roger's Tower, Chysauster, Lanyon Quoit

321

XXXIV. Port Isaac, St. Minver, and Padstow

335

XXXV. Porth Curnow, Porth Chapel, St. Levan, Porth-

XXXVI. From Helston to the Lizard by the Coast: Loe Pool,

Gunwalloe Church, Poljew, Mullyon Church,

Professor Blackie, Mullyon Cove

XXXVII. Mullyon Church and Cove; Cliff Climbing

XXXVIII. The Lizard-Landewednack; Lighthouse

XXXIX. Kynance Cove-Helston; Furry Dance

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