Published:
12:50 PM February 10, 2021
Updated:
3:07 PM March 15, 2021
Zennor Head is a promontory on the Cornish coast of England, between Pendour Cove and Porthzennor Cove.
- Credit: Tony Atkin/Geograph
The Mermaid of Zennor is a popular Cornish Folk Tale that has captured the hearts of many over the years, including artists, poets and musicians. William Bottrell first recorded the legend in the 1873 text Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall.
According to the Folk Tale, a beautiful and elegant woman would sporadically visit St. Senara’s Church in Zennor over a period of several years. Her ethereal beauty, for she never seemed to age, captivated everyone who met her, and she possessed the most exquisite of voices.