Lye Cove

Lye Cove is a small coastal inlet near Tintagel on the north coast of Cornwall, South West England.

The cove lies immediately below the Iron Age hill fort known as Willapark and nearby Lye Rock was the site of the wreck of the Italian cargo ship Iota in 1893.

A heroic four-man rescue team led by local quarryman, Charles Hambly was able to save eleven of the twelve crew.

Fishermen would enter the caves with torches at low tide and club the dazzled animals to death.

Coal and lime will have been landed by ship at nearby Tintagel Haven or Penhallick Wharf and brought to the cliffs above Lye Cove by donkey.