North Cornwall Fairies and Legends

The collection gathers some of North Cornwall’s most whispered legends, each rooted in the rugged coastline, granite tors and mist‑shrouded moors that line the sea. Early stories unfold around places like Grim Dundagel and Dozmare Pool, where the restless spirit of Tregeagle haunts the water with his endless, futile task. The prose paints the landscape with such vivid detail that listeners can almost feel the wind sighing through reeds and hear the distant roar of a giant on a dark winter night. By the sand‑hills of St. Minver the narration slips into the world of the Small People, whose night‑riding horsemen and dancing piskeys once roamed the cliffs and commons.

Tales of fairy horsemen stealing farm horses, of cottagers huddled around peat fires, and of ancient stone men who pre‑date writing weave together a tapestry of wonder and warning. Each story is told in a voice that respects the oral tradition, allowing the myths to breathe as living memory rather than distant fable. Listeners are invited to wander the haunted pool, hear the rustle of unseen wings, and sense the quiet power that still lives in Cornwall’s wildest corners.