The Treslea Cross
The Treslea Cross The monument is a medieval wayside cross, the Treslea Cross, situated at a junction on an early route way near Cardinham on southern Bodmin Moor. The Treslea […]
Category Archives: Legends
Bogee Common Longstone, Long Stone, Music Water Stone
The standing stone known as the Bogee Long Stone (as its sited on Bogee Farm) Eddystone or the Musicwater stone is in a field adjoining Music Water caravan and campsite […]
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 […]
Carn Brea – (Cornish Karnbre)
Carn Brea (Cornish: Karnbre) is a civil parish and hilltop site in Cornwall, Carn Brea was once a Neolithic hilltop settlement dating from about 3900 BC. The site was used for thousands of years, and excavations […]
The search for Bolster the Giant part 2 – Chapel Porth
In search of Bolster the Giant part 1 https://paulmurtphotography.wordpress.com/2016/09/12/in-search-of-the-giants-footprint-part-1/
King Arthur Stone – Slaughterbridge Stone
This stone is often identified as marking the site of the Battle of Camlann in 537 where the legendary King Arthur was defeated by Mordred. Some translations find references to […]
St.Eval Longstone
St.Eval Longstone is one of several similar prehistoric monuments in the area and appear to mark a boundary; it would seem these standing stones were laid down to rest by […]
The Faerie’s of Carnglaze
The Faerie’s of Carnglaze The Faerie’s are deeply ingrained in the folklore of Britain, especially Cornwall. Are these traditions a form of superstition or are the Faeries a real phenomenon? Belief […]
Charlotte Dymond Monument
Charlotte Dymond was a domestic servant working on a farm on the edge of Bodmin Moor, between Camelford and Davidstow, when she was 18 years old. Penhale farm was owned […]
