Myths and Legends : The Ghostly Lovers. Traditional Cache
Myths and Legends : The Ghostly Lovers.
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Situated near Porthgwarra, just past(Eastwards) Carn Scathe the main path for this walk is moderate, suitable for children, and children and geohounds need to be carefully supervised due to steep drops nearby.
Parking and toilets are available at Porthgwarra.
You do not need to leave the path to find the cache.
You are looking for a small lock 'n' lock container with a few swaps and a £1 coin prize for FTF.
Accuracy within 10ft. Please take care!
My family have a great love of the mysteries associated with the local area, and from a young age I was brought up on tales of ghosts, pixies, witches, and such like, so I thought it would be a good theme for some caches to introduce others to the many myths and legends of South West Cornwall.
Myths and Legends 2: The Ghostly Lovers.
Many years ago, a young fisherman William, fell in love with a young local girl, Nancy, who was from a wealthy family, her family did not approve of William so their love was forbidden, however on one night before he set sail for a long voyage, they met in secret, and William vowed he would return and make Nancy his wife.
3 long years Nancy wondered the cliff tops of Hella Point waiting for William's ship to return, but to no avail, then one night while she lamented in her room, she heard Williams voice
"Sleepest thou, sweetheart awaken and come hither, my boat awaits us in the cove, thou must come this night or never be my bride"
Nancy quickly dressed and left to meet her love.
Nancy's aunt who shared her chamber, also heard Williams voice and looked out of the window to see him stood below, deathly pale and soaking wet, and on seeing Nancy leave decided to follow her. She watched the couple walk down the path to the cove where they began to board a boat, just at that moment a sea fog rolled in and shrouded the couple and the boat, and when it cleared a few minutes later, the lovers and the boat were nowhere to be seen.
The next day news came that william's ship had floundered and all crew were lost.
All then knew that William's ghost had taken Nancy to a phantom boat and watery grave. It was this story that also gave the alternative name of 'The Sweetheart's Cove' to what is now known as Porthgwarra.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
haqre n bireunatvat ebpx naq uvqqra oruvaq n fznyy ebpx.