TOWEDNACK— TRECROBBEN "Who built a hedge round the cuckoo?" — just as he would ask a St. Ives man, " Who whipped the hake ? " It is stated that the Towednack farmers, hoping to keep summer always with them, built a hedge round a cuckoo to prevent him from flying away. "If we had built one more course," they said, " we should have kept him in." In Cornwall a hedge means a stone wall. Trehartha. (See Northill.) Trebarwith (3 m. N. of Delabole Station) is becoming popular with visitors, on account of its fine sands and its proximity to Tintagel. The artist Creswick painted some of his storm scenes here. Trecarel (6 m. S. of Launceston) was the seat of the family of that name. Sir Henry Trecarel is remembered as the great benefactor of Launceston Church and of Linkinhorne ; he is said to have accumulated adornments for his own mansion, but the sudden loss of wife and child induced him to devote them to the service of religion. Charles I. slept at Trecarel during his visit to Cornwall. The hall, with cradle- roof and dais, is a magnificent piece of work- manship. A portion of the unconsecrated chapel remains ; and some richly carved stones, never used, still lie about the farm-yard — the mansion being now a farm. Trecrohhen or Trecroin Hill (3 m. S. of St. Ives) rises to a height of 550 ft., and affords a superb view, embracing the whole of West Cornwall. There is a hill - castle on the 243
