Category Archives: Historic Cornwall
Brown willy – Cornish, Bronn Ewhella
Brown Willy (possibly from Cornish Bronn Ewhella meaning “highest hill”. But it could also come from the Cornish Bronn Wennili meaning “hill of swallows” The last time I walked to […]
Dozmary pool at Sunset
Fairy rings at Park Hd
My Mum always told us don’t fall asleep inside a fairy ring you won’t wake up in this world. Do you dare enter a fairy ring? The mythical mushroom portals […]
Trippet stones in the Mist
Its not all sun, sea and sand in Cornwall during the summer
The great flat load at sunset
Vanner House at sunset
Vanning was the separation of ore on an industrial scale The Vanner House at Wheal Basset Stamps The whole purpose of the works here at Wheal Basset Stamps was to […]
Stonehenge
Avebury stone circle
Woon Gumpus
THE GUMP (WOON GUMPUS COMMON) The Gump This is a barren plain right below Carn Kenidzhek. It is a well known haunt of the fairies, and this wild stretch of […]
