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Tag Archives: Bronze Age

St Cleer Holywell

January 15, 2017by paulmurtphotography 1 Comment

St Cleer Holy Well The St. Cleer holy well stands on the spot of a natural spring, and an ancient cross about 9 feet high stands a few feet from […]

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Folklore

The Secret Holy Well Of Menacuddle And The Druid’s Chair

January 6, 2017by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

Menacuddle Well Cornwall, is a land of legends, saints, holy wells and other mysteries. Before Christmas I came across a picture of Menacuddle Well, I hadn’t heard of it before […]

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Celtic Crosses & Holy Wells, Cornwall, Legends

Merry Maidens

December 5, 2016by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

The Merry Maidens also known as Dawn’s Men (a likely corruption of the Cornish Dans Maen “Stone Dance”) is a late neolithic stone circle located 2 miles to the south […]

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Cornwall

Constantine Island

November 19, 2016by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

Constantine Island holds a fascinating past. In 2007 a human skeleton was excavated from a cist grave (small stone-built box) dating back to the Bronze Age. Archaeologists concluded that the […]

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Coastal Walks

Trevethy Quoit

October 3, 2016by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

What are Chamber Tombs or Quoits? “Quoit” is the Cornish name for a type of megalithic structure made up of a number of large stones set upright to sup- port […]

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Cornwall

Bedruthan Steps to Mawgan Porth

June 30, 2016by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

The Carnewas Longstone is a Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age Boundary marker and its marks the start of my walk from Bedruthan Steps to Mawgan Porth.  The stone lies on its […]

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Coastal Walks

Castle An Dinas

June 12, 2016by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

Castle an Dinas is an Iron Age hillfort at the summit of Castle Downs near St Columb Major in Cornwall, and is considered one of the most important hillforts in […]

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Topography

Brea Hill

May 26, 2016by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

Brea Hill (Cornish: Bre, meaning hill) Brea Hill ( pronounced “Bray Hill”) is situated between Dammer Bay and Rock on the Camel Estuary, Padstow. The hill is 203 ft high and […]

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Topography

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