Chapel Point from coast road between Portmellon and Mevagissey, Cornwall, England, UK. Featured in Daphne du Maurier novel the House on the Strand
Chapel Point aka Tristan's Leap, from coast road between Portmellon and Mevagissey, Cornwall, England, UK. Secluded, exclusive development of 3 1930s houses at tip of promontory: One of the buildings looks church-like. Chapel Point House, desinged by John Campbell in Arts and Crafts style 1936, and featured in Daphne du Maurier novel 'The House on the Strand'. Also one of the legendary locations of Tristan’s leap to freedom as described by Beroul in C12th: on way to be burned at stake by King Mark for adultery with Queen Iseult Tristan requested chance to pray in chapel & jumped to safety through window overlooking sea landing on a large flat rock known ever since as Tristan’s Leap.
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Location: Chapel Point, Port Mellon, Mevagissey, Cornwall, England, UK
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