CORNWALL understand the English, as he himself often told me ". Five La>ies, one of the many hamlets in the large parish of Alternon, is noted for its excessive rain and its excessive heat. Flushing, easily reached from Falmouth by ferry, is in the parish of Mylor. It was founded by Dutch settlers before the days of Falmouth ; and in time of naval war was a place of some importance. Many naval men and their families resided or visited here. The climate is considered the warmest in England. Fogou is the Cornish name for caves, but usually applies to artificial subterranean pas- sages, built at an early date for concealment of persons or of goods. There are admirable specimens at Cairn Uny, at Trelowarren, and at Trewoofe, near Boleigh. There is another at Porthcothan, on the coast near Padstow, whose original length must have been over jooo yds. In most of these caverned passages only a few yards can now be traversed, for unless constajitly kept in repair, walls and roof have a tendency to fall in. There is often a connection with hill-castles or other strong places ; but the far more recent use of the fogous by smugglers makes it difficult to speak with certainty as to their real age. Form bury, though one of the smallest parishes in Cornwall, can boast of including the greater part of Boscastle (which see). FOWEY (pronounced Fo)), the Dartmouth of Cornwall, was once a more notable port 104
