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The Truro mystery of a Monk's head and old curse
Could there be a connection to a Friary in Truro around 1259? Photo: Elizabeth Dale.

Terrifying Talland Tales
Julie Skentelbery takes a walk through a beautiful place with a petrifying past.

Whose ghost is said to haunt a Camborne graveyard?
There are rumours of ghostly sightings at Treslothan. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale.

The 'haunted' smuggler's cave in Polperro
The village was associated with smuggling in the 18th century. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.

Have you heard of the 'Owlman' of Mawnan Smith?
It's time to find out about the Owlman of Mawnan Wood.

Longshore Drift - The Legend of Loe Pool
A ghost story written by Marie Macneill.

The ghost of Jan Tregeagle and Dozmary Pool
Julie Skentelbery has been to Dozmary Pool with Keith Wallis.

Tales of the mischievous Cornish piskies
This story about the fairy folk was said to have happened in North Cornwall.

The ‘real’ Indiana Jones who loved Cornwall
Locals treated Mitchell-Hedges as one of their own. Photo: Universal History Archive.

Is Newquay's River Gannel haunted?
The Gannel is a tidal river and opens out onto Crantock Beach. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.