Kenidjack

Close to this old mining village lies Carn Kenidjack, a rocky outcrop with a stone circle. There is a tale centred on Carn Kenidjack about two miners who encountered a black-robed horseman. He led them to Carn Kenidajck, where two demons were engaged in a wrestling match. During the fight, one of the demons was thrown against a rock and, overcome with Christian charity, the two miners whispered a prayer into the ear of the dying creature. Immediately the ground trembled and the whole demonic party disappeared in a black cloud. The terrified miners hid on the carn until daylight before making their way home. The carn is also known as the ‘Hooting Carn’, due to the strange noise the wind makes as it passes over it. It is well worth a visit, if only to sit there and relax. Also worth a look are the nearby Dancing Stones of Tregeseal.

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