Just near The Mermaid Inn (a favourite haunt of my uncle Leslie's),
The Roads and Samson Island.
Samson and its twin hills is known as the setting in Sir Walter Besant's novel Armorel of Lyonesse. My uncle Leslie (well known on St Mary's) had a partner named Armorel (Mel) Pender. The island was once inhabited by about 50 people. Remains of old cottages exist, alongside the ancient sepulchral barrows and and the kistvaen
23rd May 2009
