Sirens of Tregudda Gorge
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 […]
Category Archives: Folklore
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 […]
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 […]
Chûn Castle
Chûn Castle is a large Iron Age hillfort (ringfort) near Penzance in Cornwall. The fort was built about 2,500 years ago, and fell into disuse until the early centuries AD […]
Gool Piran Lowen!
St Piran’sday march in Truro Each year a large number of events, which focus on Cornwall’s distinct culture and identity, are held to celebrate St Piran’s Day. This includes the […]
Gool Peran Lowen, Onen Hag Oll
Gool Peran Lowen, Onen Hag Oll (Happy St Peran’s Day, One and all. According to legend, St Piran was born in Ireland in the 6th century. He was renowned for […]
Roche Rock
The Winter Solstice – Yule Lore
21 December 2018 the shortest day images taken at 16.04. The Pagan celebration of Winter Solstice (also known as Yule) is one of the oldest winter celebrations in the world. […]
Roadside Ramblings – Talskiddy Treacle Mine and Harbour.
Treacle Mines and a Harbour. As a child and growing up in Cornwall during the 1960s I was subjected to the usual old wives’ tales together with any folklore connected […]
Lanyon Quoit
Situated in largely unpopulated and treeless Cornish landscape between Madron and Morvah, Lanyon Quoit, along with other Cornish dolmens, dates back to the Neolithic period (3500-2500BC), predating both the pyramids […]
