Tolpedden Penwith, near St Levan, is associated with one of the most striking pieces of witch folklore in West Cornwall. The sea cliff formation known as the Chair Ladder is made up of large cubical stones, with one rock at the top shaped like a seat. Local tradition connects this place with Madgy Figgy, a feared witch said to sit on the stone during storms and call to the winds. Stories claimed that she and other witches could travel across the sea to Wales or Spain, using ragwort as part of their flight. Madgy Figgy was also linked with wrecking traditions along this stretch of coast. She was said to live near Raftra and to belong to a group who used magic and deception to draw ships onto the rocks. The best known story concerns a Portuguese Indiaman, which was supposedly lured into Perloe Cove and wrecked. According to the tale, everyone aboard was killed, and the bodies were stripped of valuables before being buried in a hollow above the shore. Among the dead was a richly dressed woman whose jewellery and possessions were placed in a chest and hidden in Madgy’s cottage. Madgy warned the others not to touch the treasure, claiming that the woman carried a mark of doom. Soon after, a strange light was said to rise from the woman’s grave each night. It moved along the cliffs, paused at the Chair Ladder, and then returned to hover over the hidden chest. The light continued for three months until a foreign stranger arrived. Although he spoke no English, he asked to be shown the graves and went directly to the woman’s resting place. That evening, the light was said to shine more strongly than before. The stranger later entered Madgy’s cottage, uncovered the chest, and removed only the woman’s belongings, leaving everything else behind. He then gave gifts in thanks and disappeared. The story ends with Madgy Figgy claiming that one witch knows another, whether dead or living. Like many Cornish witch legends, the tale combines coastal danger, shipwreck, burial, treasure, and supernatural warning. Tolpedden Penwith and the Chair Ladder remain closely tied to this tradition, with later stories claiming that strange lights can still be seen there during stormy weather.