paulmurtphotography

The Ramblings of a Documentary Photographer

Main Menu

Skip to content
  • About
  • Contact

Category Archives: Historic Cornwall

Little Jack at Yule

December 21, 2022by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

Yule – the winter solstice The winter solstice occurs around the 21st December, and marks the point of the year when the hours of daylight are at their shortest. Following […]

Read Article →
Celtic Crosses & Holy Wells, Folklore

Trees of Padstow – The Blackthorn

April 25, 2022by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

“Of all the trees that grow so fair, Old England to adorn, Greater are none beneath the Sun Than Oak and Ash and Thorn.” Rudyard Kipling, Puck of Pook’s Hill (1906) […]

Read Article →
Folklore, The Trees of Padstow

Happy St Patrick’s Day to our Celtic Cousins

March 17, 2022by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment
Read Article →
Folklore, Historic Cornwall

Hag stones

February 10, 2022by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

HAG STONE – SACRED, POWERFUL, MAGICALHag stones, also called holey stones,  holed stone, fairy stones, Odin stones, spindle whorl or adder stones are stones with a naturally occurring hole through […]

Read Article →
Folklore, Legends

Lerryn and the lost gardens at Trivoli Park

January 29, 2022by paulmurtphotography 1 Comment

Lerryn (Cornish: Leryon) is a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated on the River Lerryn (a tributary of the River Fowey) approximately three miles (5 km) southeast of Lostwithiel. […]

Read Article →
Historic Cornwall

White Lady Waterfall – Lydford Gorge

December 13, 2021by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

Lydford gorge and the white lady falls I think when anybody visits an area they always like to see the highest, longest, shortest, deepest or oldest features that are on […]

Read Article →
Folklore, Legends

Saints of Cornwall – St Mawgan

October 14, 2021by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

There is evidence of Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements, though the village history proper is considered to start from the arrival of the Welsh missionary St Mawgan (or Meugan) […]

Read Article →
Historic Cornwall

Sirens of Tregudda Gorge

October 5, 2021by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

The Sirens of Tregudda Gorge In the spring of 1928 a young man called Cecil Morgan came to Cornwall to stay with his cousins at Hawker’s Cove near Padstow. The […]

Read Article →
Folklore, Legends

The Legend of Brentor Church

September 25, 2021by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

The Legend of Brentor Church The giants were all dead and the witches had fled to Wales driven by the friends of Bowerman, but one evil genius still remained.  The Devil […]

Read Article →
Legends

Poo with a view

September 12, 2021by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment
Read Article →
Megalithic, Walking the dogs

Post navigation

1 2 … 15 Next →
Follow paulmurtphotography on WordPress.com
Blog at WordPress.com.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Follow Following
    • paulmurtphotography
    • Join 82 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • paulmurtphotography
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...