In search of St Piran’s Oratory and Chapel
More ramblings of a documentary photographer on this adventure me and little Jack search Penhale dunes for St Piran’s Oratory and Chapel
Category Archives: Legends
Hag stones
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 […]
White Lady Waterfall – Lydford Gorge
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 […]
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 […]
The Legend of Brentor Church
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 […]
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
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 […]
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