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North Door, Strangles Beach

May 20, 2018by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

Strangles Beach, to the south of Crackington Haven, can be accessed via a steep path off the coastal path. There is only the one way down to the beach, and […]

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Coastal Walks

Park Head – Tumulus

April 4, 2018by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

Tumulus, Barrow, Burial mounds or kurgans are ancient burial place covered with a large mound of earth. Barrows were constructed in Britain from Neolithic (c. 4000 BC) until late pre-Christian (c. […]

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Historic Cornwall, Megalithic

Ballowal Barrow – Carn Gluze – Chambered Tomb

March 30, 2018by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

The Ballowal tomb entrance on the cliffs near St Just is special because it is in fact a complex of barrows and cists from different periods, spanning the Neolithic and Bronze Ages […]

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Historic Cornwall, Megalithic

The Treslea Cross

March 26, 2018by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

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 […]

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Historic Cornwall, Legends

Trippet Stone Circle

March 26, 2018by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

Trippet Stones The stone circle known as the Trippet Stones is an impressive site in open moorland on the lonely expanses of Manor Common in Blisland. Like many other stone […]

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Historic Cornwall, Megalithic

Trevone Bay, Porthmissen Beach – Minerals in the Rock

March 22, 2018by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment
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Geology, Topography

Men Gurta

March 22, 2018by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

The St Breock Downs Monolith or to give it its true Celtic name (Men Gurta) is the heaviest and largest menhir (Standing Stone) in Cornwall at 16ft (5 m) high.

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Historic Cornwall, Megalithic

Rillaton Barrow

March 20, 2018by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

The Rillaton Cup A Druid sat on his daily seat offering a drink to all who passed by. He held a beautiful gold cup which would mysteriously refill after every […]

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Historic Cornwall, Megalithic

Stowes Hill – Rock formation

March 20, 2018by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

A few observations with regard to the bowl depressions on Stowe’s Hill (Stowe’s Pound) The jury is still out, but the opinion is that they are natural, but can that […]

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Cornwall, Geology

The Cheesewring and Stowes Hill

March 20, 2018by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

The Cheesewring, its Pretty unique pile of stones The Cheesewring (Cornish: Keuswask) is a granite tor in Cornwall, United Kingdom, situated on the eastern flank of Bodmin Moor on Stowe’s […]

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A.O.N.B, Cornwall

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