This town is famous for the Mystery Tombstone of Betty Stiven. She died, probably during childbirth, in 1783. The headstone's enigmatic inscription has puzzled passers-by ever since: "She was a mother without knowing it, and a wife, without letting her husband know it, except by her kind indulgences to him." You may spend most of your vacation mulling over those words.
Also in the area is Fort James, a small coastal fortification built by the British in 1768. It affords panoramic views of Great Courland Bay. The fort is free and open round-the-clock. This fort is also home to the Plymouth Jazz Festival, which takes place in the month of April and features much more music than jazz, with such headliners in the past as Sting, Stevie Wonder and Elton John. Plymouth is 8 mi/13 km northwest of Scarborough.
