Backways Cove Traditional Geocache
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A rocky cove close to Trebarwith. Looking out from Park Farm it's
the V shape to the left of Trebarwith Strand. It's always quiet as
few tourists know about it and it's a reasonable walk to get
to
Backways Cove features in The International Directory of Haunted
Places:
Backways Cove is an isolated inlet just along the coast from the
golden North Cornwall beach of Trebarwith Strand. It is said to be
haunted, but no one really knows by whom. Could it be the ghosts of
shipwrecked sailors drowned when their vessels were torn apart on
the treacherous rocks nearby? Or it could be the restless spirit of
a local man doomed to haunt the scene of his crime - a crime with a
curious twist in the tale? Many years ago a man with twosons farmed
in the vicinity, and on his death left his entire estate to his
eldest son, cutting out the younger one without a penny. The
younger son went away wracked with jealousy that fomented over time
to be an obsession until, convinced that he had been cheated of his
birthright he set out to wreak revenge on his elder brother. One
night he crept onto the farm and set fire to the buildings. The
blaze took hold and the entire property was razed to the ground.
The ruins of this once prosperous farm may still be seen near
Backways - a few stones from the farmhouse and outbuildings were
all that remained. Only in the morning did he discover that his
brother had died the day before - and left the entire estate to
him.
Cache placed courtesy of Natural England
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