CORNWALL from which King Arthur drew his sword Excalibur, and to which Bedivere returned it; but the position does not even accord with Tennyson's description, much less with any historic probabilities. Tennyson says: — "On one side lay the ocean, and on one Lay a great water ". Loe Pool, nearer to the Lyonesse of tradition, would better agree with such a picture ; but Dozmare is a lonelier and more solemn spot. Another tradition clinging to the spot is that of Tregeagle; he is doomed to drain Dozmare with a leaky limpet-shell. Flint implements have been found plentifully here, and there are signs of old lake dwellings. Diiloe (about 5 m. N. of Looe) means, says Mr. Baring-Gould, deu-looe, the " two Looes," and is so named as being situated between the two — which it is not. A more likely etymology is du-loe, the " black Looe " (Looe apparently meaning river) ; but the name may be simply a corruption of St. Teilo, sometimes written Teliau, and even Deliau. The church, dedi- cated to St. Cuby, was restored in 1862; it contains some brasses, and a good fifteenth century armoured effigy. There is a holy well of St. Cuby in the neighbourhood, often called St. Kibby's Well. Dr. Scott (of the celebrated scholastic partnership, Liddell and Scott) was rector here at one time. Near is the Duloe stone circle, notable for the smallness of its diameter and the great size of its stones. 96
