Cornwall's Mysterious Sites -------------Hauntings------------ DeadmanCove Roche Rock Maw Nan Truro Dolphin Inn Jamaica Inn Botathan Porthcurno St Ives Bay ---------------Stone Circles----------- Merry Maidens Men An Tol ---------------Ancient Sites----------- Lanyon Quoit Carn Gluze Carn Euny Forrabury Trevethy Quoit Nectans Glen ---------------Legends----------- Dozmary Pool Castle Dore Tintagel Chapel Porth St Leven Zennor St Agnes Head Michaels Mount ---------------Sea Monsters----------- Falmouth River Helford ---------------Wells----------- Madron St Keyne St Neot Alatarun Falmouth ---------------Folklore----------- Forrabury Polperro Loe Pool St Leven Rillaton Veryan ---------------Lost Lands----------- Lands End Penhale ---------------Early Christianity--- Bodmin Home Site Map Cornwall Map England Map Scotland Map Wales Map Carn Euny The remains of this Iron Age village dating from around 200BC, houses a 66-foot long fogou. A fogou is an underground passage, completed in stone and covered with earth. They date from the Iron Age period to the Roman occupation. There is some speculation as to their purpose. Whether they are storage facilities, safe havens from attackers or channels for earth currents is debatable. Map ref: SW 402 288 Directions: To the South of Grumbla on a minor track. Loe Pool The Pool has a King Arthur legend, and along with Dozmary pool is supposedly the body of water from which he received Excalibur from the lady of the lake. A high bar of shingle, called Loe bar separates the pool from the sea. Jan Tregeagle is supposed to have been tripped by demons while engaged in one of his tasks. He dropped a sack full of sand and created Loe Bar. Click for the full story of Jan Tregeagle. Map ref: SW 643 245 Directions: The bar can be reached from a long distance footpath from Gunwalloe, to the South East of Porthleven.