Art of Cornish giant Bolster, who could stand with one foot on St Agnes' Beacon and the other on Carn Brea, a distance of 10 km, folklore mythology

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According to one legend, Bolster must have been of enormous size: since it is stated that he could stand with one foot on St Agnes' Beacon and the other on Carn Brea; these hills being distant, as the bird flies, six milesl. In proof of this, there still exists, in the valley running upwards from Chapel Porth, a stone in which may yet be seen the impression of the giant's fingers. On one occasion, Bolster, when enjoying his usual stride from the Beacon to Carn Brea, felt thirsty, and stooped to drink out of the well at Chapel Porth, resting, while he did so, on the above-mentioned stone.

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Size: 2368px × 3186px
Location: Between St Agnes' Beacon and Carn Brea, Cornwall
Photo credit: © Steve Lillie / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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