Hella Point

Porthgwarra, Cornwall · United Kingdom · Natural site

A sea lashed cliff with a moving story of love and loss.

Hella Point near Porthgwarra is a dramatic headland where a moving story of love and loss between a sailor and his faithful sweetheart has been woven into the landscape. The site is known for its eerie atmosphere at sunset and for accounts of a weeping woman seen walking along the cliffs. Source: Haunted Places in Britain (PDF compilation).

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Where is Hella Point located?

Hella Point is in Porthgwarra, Cornwall, United Kingdom.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.

Image: David Medcalf · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons