Tenants fear eviction as Cornwall estate is put on market for £15.75m

Trevalga estate was put in trust in 1950s to preserve its future but trustees believe it can be sold because of archaic royal lives clause'

Perched above the jagged cliffs of the north Cornwall coast, the manor of Trevalga is dramatic, isolated and beautiful.

The site of six let farms and 17 further houses and cottages, it is a peaceful place, much loved by its current residents. But their utopia is under threat as the trustees of the land have put the estate up for sale with a guide price of 15.75m, triggering a dispute that some are calling the Battle of Trevalga".