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 KILKHAMPTON— KYNANCE COVE of the Ret'engc- in the time of Elizabeth, and Sir Bevil, heroic loyalist of the Civil War. Literature has not forgotten to do them honour, and the name is as dear to Devonians as it is to Cornishmen. Kilmnrth is the highest peak on the eastern border of Bodmin Moors, 1 290 ft. There is a rock circle on the summit, and many pre- historic remains in the neighbourhood ; also, in the right season, a profusion of those whortleberries that are so delicious when eaten with Cornish cream. Kingsand, so named because Richmond, afterwards Henry VII., landed here, unites with Cawsand in one village, W. of Plymouth Sound. Kynattce Cove (about li m. N.W. of the Lizard) is one of the most famous beauty spots of Cornwall, but those who know the duchy best will perhaps hesitate to give Kynance the palm. None the less, it is a spot of rare charm, some of which it owes to the rich colours of the serpentine rocks which distinguish this part of the coast, and which take their name from their resemblance in gloss and colouring to a serpent's skin. Some care is necessary in exploring the craggy and slippery cliffs, and the cove itself can only safely be traversed at low water. Here are the Devil's Bellows, Post Office and other singular rock- formations, to which popular fancy has given equally singular names. Perhaps some similar fancied resemblance gave the cove its name — K 145