Fort Tregantle, Cornwall.
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Anyone out there who spent any time at Fort Tregantle in Cornwall ? The place was supposed to be haunted and it sure was pretty spooky !
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Tregantle is a massive fort built in the 1860's and still in active use today, mainly for accommodation and the adjoining rifle ranges which face downhill towards the sea. Never forget running up those blasted hills carrying an LMG. In the summer, the locals used to get quite upset as TA units were usually on the ranges at weekends and the Regulars often on weekdays, which meant that the miles of glorious beaches below the fort were frequently closed to the public for safety reasons.
Literally thousands of Squaddies and American GI's were stationed there at some time or other so it would be good to hear from some of you and any Ghost stories if you have any !!!
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Literally thousands of Squaddies and American GI's were stationed there at some time or other so it would be good to hear from some of you and any Ghost stories if you have any !!!
Thought I knew the South West Coastal path fairly well, though not yet walked the entire length and couldn't recall Tregantle at all. Finally located it on the map and realised that when the footpath through the grounds is closed, walkers are diverted to a route alongside the B3247. Back in 2016 I led a walk from Looe to the viewpoint and car park just north and east of the fort, so very little is seen. I remember a very irate ice-cream man claimed we'd parked on 'his' spot in the public car park, even though there was no indication of any reserved spot. We'd parked our cars quite early in the day and returned to our start point at Looe. Day before, we'd walked from Polruan to Looe.... but we were younger then. Cheers, Syd.
Hi there Pete, Buck & Syd, good to hear from you re. Tregantle. I was there on several occasions back in the 1970's and got quite interested in the history of the fort (ghosts & all). It was really a great location in the summertime, but the winter could be damned unpleasant there. Joe Louis, the world heavyweight champ was also stationed there during WW2.
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Originally Posted by Betty
Hi Betty, Hmm, well the fort itself is officially classed as an ancient monument after all, and don't laugh but there have been plenty of ghostly goings-on there over the years. Glad you missed the seagulls when you were firing, when I was there as a young recruit, a lance-jack took a group of us on a hike right alongside one of the ranges down to the beach. It just so happened that the Marines were firing off their GPMG's at the same time, luckily they saw us and ceased firing. We could all have been killed, the marine officer really went spare ! Happy days.
Hi all ,I was there with 19 fld amb.ramc.it was Dec.either 84 or 85,used it as a base for annual weapons test and marching across Dartmoor princetown to oakhampton camp .worst march ever never been so cold and wet,in training got issued these awful long John's vowed I'd never wear them ,well I was glad of them then .
Also hurt back and ended up in hms Raleigh for treatment,looking back now it made me who I am today and never done us any harm.
Well stay safe all .
Also hurt back and ended up in hms Raleigh for treatment,looking back now it made me who I am today and never done us any harm.
Well stay safe all .
At Tregantle way back in 1958 for a couple of days, as part of a party of "volunteers" to walk across Bodmin moors to the alleged King Arthur's castle. Weather foul, hills evil, and bogs bottomless. I broke an ankle near the summit of Brown Willy and did all the rest on the back of a Bedford 3 tonner. We were all about 16 years old and from the then RAOC/REME Junior Leaders School at Deepcut. Strangely enough, just about a week ago I was watching a TV programme and found that a very famous explorer owns lots of land around Brown Willy and walked up it at the age of 85 or something similar. I'm now in France, wanting the frost to go away and get warmer.