Slaughterbridge

Not far from Worthyvale beside the river at Slaughterbridge is a memorial stone which bears ogham and Latin inscriptions (Latini [h]ic iacit fili Macari = Latinus son of Macarus lies here).

[3] Legendary and folk associations link this stone with the place where King Arthur met Mordred for the decisive Battle of Camlann in 537.

Often referred to as 'King Arthur's Stone', it was first recorded by Cornish antiquary Richard Carew in 1602 but had lain on the river bank for at least a thousand years prior to that.

Geoffrey claimed to have based his account on a 'very ancient book' in the British language (i.e. Cornish or Welsh), but much of his 'History' is pure invention.

The name is commemorated by present-day Melorne Farm, a few hundred yards west at Camelford Station crossroads.

The former Camelford railway station[broken anchor] was on the ex-LSWR North Cornwall line which ran from Halwill to Wadebridge and Padstow.

Camelford Station was opened in 1893 and it closed in October 1966 when services on the line from Halwill to Wadebridge ended.

The main station building was substantially built from local stone and provided accommodation for the stationmaster.

Sketchmap of Slaughterbridge, Treague, and Camelford Station
Approaching Slaughterbridge from the south on the B3314
The inscribed stone at Slaughterbridge near Worthyvale [ 2 ]
Statue of King Arthur at Innsbruck designed by Albrecht Dürer and cast by Peter Vischer the Elder , 1520s
The road sign on the approach to Camelford Station at the junction of the B3266 and B3314 roads
Map of the stations on the North Cornwall Railway