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St. Agnes Beacon

Cairn(s)

Folklore

From "Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines"
by R.M. Ballantyne (1869), a slight variation on the stories below:
One of these giants was a very notable fellow. He was named 'Wrath,' and is said to have been in the habit of quenching his thirst at the Holy Well under St. Agnes's Beacon, where the marks of his hands, made in the solid granite while he stooped to drink, may still be seen. This rascal, who was well named, is said to have compelled poor St. Agnes, in revenge for her refusing to listen to his addresses, to carry in her apron to the top of Beacon Hill the pile of stones which lies there.
Online at:
http://www.athelstane.co.uk/ballanty/deepdown/mines19.htm
Rhiannon Posted by Rhiannon
8th June 2005ce
Edited 8th June 2005ce

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