Cornish Ghosts

An article for Cornish Story published today

‘Cornish Ghosts’ is a song I started writing when I first knew I was moving to the area, specifically near Trencrom (or Trecobben) Hill. The article on Cornish Story gives the lyric and a link to a recording, but also a shedload of historical background. (About the hill, not about me!) It then diverges into some notes about Richard Hambly, a 19th-century poet who lived in Hayle (Heyl) and wrote a poem about the hill, which is also included in the article.

The image below shows part of the Iron Age hillfort in the distance (behind the farm) as well as the remains of the engine house which seems to have had a number of names including Wheal Alice (hence the name of this part of the newsletter).