Pendour Cove

Pendour Cove

Pendour Cove (gbmapping|SW447389) is a beach in Penwith, Cornwall, UK. It is about 1 mile northwest of the village of Zennor, and immediately to the west of Zennor Head.

The name of this cove is from the Cornish 'pen' (end, head) and 'dour' (water) [ [http://www.cornish-language.org/English/PlaceNames.asp Warlinnen - The Cornish Language Online ] ] .

A local legend says that if you sit above Pendour Cove at sunset on a fine summer evening you might hear the singing of Matthew Trewella, who fell in love with a mermaid and followed her out to sea [ [http://www.shimbo.co.uk/history/legends.htm Some Myths and Legends of Cornwall ] ] .

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