St. Ives, Cornwall, England
St Ives Harbour and Porthminster Beach
St. Ives Bay
According to reports, a White Lady is said to haunt St. Ives Bay on stormy nights. She wanders the area with a lantern, warning seafarers of impending dangers of wrecking.
For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.
St. Ives Head
People have reported a ghostly ship off St. Ives Head. In the past, fisherman have even made attempts at boarding the phantom vessel.
For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.
The Knill Monument
John Knill (1 January 1733 – 29 March 1811) was a former Mayor of St. Ives who constructed the Knill Steeple, a granite monument overlooking the town. In 1797, he gave instructions for the celebration of the Knill Ceremony, which was to take place every five years on 25th July. The ceremony itself involves the Mayor of St Ives, a customs officer, and a vicar accompanied by two widows and 10 girls who should be the "daughters of fishermen, tinners, or seamen". They should sing the hundredth psalm as they do so.
For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.
Location
Visitor Information
St. Ives (Cornish: Porth Ia, meaning St Ia's cove) is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England.
The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea.
Pictured left is St. Ives Harbour and Porthminster Beach courtesy of Waterborough. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
