Carn Kenidjack

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Carn Kenidjack
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Carn Kenidjack viewed from the north
Highest point
Elevation 202 m (663 ft)
Coordinates 50°08′21″N5°39′25″W / 50.13917°N 5.65694°W / 50.13917; -5.65694
Geography
Carn Kenidjack
Location Cornwall, United Kingdom
OS grid SW38783301

Carn Kenidjack (grid reference SW388329 ) is a hill in Tregeseal, Cornwall, UK. It is covered in megaliths including Tregeseal East stone circle. [1]

A tale is told that two miners returning home one night witnessed a wrestling match near Carn Kenidjack, which was presided over by the Devil. When one of the demon wrestlers was wounded, they whispered a prayer in his ear, and the entire spectacle disappeared. [2]

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Carn Kenidjack Cornwall

Notes

  1. Julian Cope (1998). The Modern Antiquarian: A Pre-millennial Odyssey Through Megalithic Britain : Including a Gazetteer to Over 300 Prehistoric Sites. Thorsons Pub. p. 168. ISBN   978-0-7225-3599-8 . Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  2. "Carn Kenidjack Tor, Cornwall". Ancient Stones. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.

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