9m.
The centre of the central buttress that overhangs the river.
In the days of old there lived at Wickham Court a beautiful maiden who was betrothed to a knight of a wild and roving disposition. In search of adventures, he travelled far and wide. Being so long absent on one occasion that grave doubt of his fidelity arose in the mind of his lady-love who contracted the habit of walking in her sleep. The objective of these midnight rambles always being a spot just beyond the rocks where she had first plighted her troth to her adventurous admirer. Meantime, the latter, still faithful and having gained distinction abroad was hastening on his way home intending to give his sweetheart a pleasant surprise. It was past midnight when he arrived within sight of Wickham Court and resenting the idea of disturbing its inmates, he decided to rest in the Glen until morning when suddenly there appeared on the rocks a figure in white which he took for a phantom but with a hardihood none too common in that superstitious age he determined to put the matter to the test of touch. His grasp however awoke the fair somnambulist with such a start that she fell headlong from the rock before her lover could realize the situation. The knight who never got over his loss turned hermit and dwelt in a cave in St Vincent's Rocks.
In the days of old there lived at Wickham Court a beautiful maiden who was betrothed to a knight of a wild and roving disposition. In search of adventures, he travelled far and wide. Being so long absent on one occasion that grave doubt of his fidelity arose in the mind of his lady-love who contracted the habit of walking in her sleep. The objective of these midnight rambles always being a spot just beyond the rocks where she had first plighted her troth to her adventurous admirer. Meantime, the latter, still faithful and having gained distinction abroad was hastening on his way home intending to give his sweetheart a pleasant surprise. It was past midnight when he arrived within sight of Wickham Court and resenting the idea of disturbing its inmates, he decided to rest in the Glen until morning when suddenly there appeared on the rocks a figure in white which he took for a phantom but with a hardihood none too common in that superstitious age he determined to put the matter to the test of touch. His grasp however awoke the fair somnambulist with such a start that she fell headlong from the rock before her lover could realize the situation. The knight who never got over his loss turned hermit and dwelt in a cave in St Vincent's Rocks.
M Davies/G Percival 03/Dec/2014.
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Malbogies
Grade: HVS 5a ***
(Avon Gorge (Main Area))