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Penhale Dunes (Cornish: Peran Treth)

December 31, 2022by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

Penhale Sands (Cornish: Peran Treth, meaning St Piran’s sands), or Penhale Dunes, is a complex of sand dunes and a protected area for its wildlife, on the north Cornwall coast […]

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Walking the Southwest coastal path

Hag stones

February 10, 2022by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

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 […]

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Folklore, Legends

The Legend of Brentor Church

September 25, 2021by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

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 […]

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Legends

Fairy rings at Park Hd

October 9, 2020by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

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 […]

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Folklore, Walking the Southwest coastal path

Roche Rock

January 21, 2020by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment
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Folklore, Legends

St Nectan’s Glen and the River Trevillet

April 19, 2019by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

St Nectan’s Glen is an area of outstanding natural beauty. Walk to the Waterfall & Hermitage through an ancient woodland with ivy clad trees and along the banks of the […]

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A.O.N.B, Cornwall, Historic Cornwall, Legends

The legend of the giant Bedruthan

December 14, 2018by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

Cornish folklore has been capturing our imaginations for centuries, much of its roots found in the ancient sagas of gods and monsters. The county’s tallest tales are about giants; colossal […]

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Historic Cornwall, Legends, Walking the Southwest coastal path

Dozmary Pool

October 23, 2018by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

The mysterious Dozmary Pool on Bodmin Moor. There are many myths and legends attached to this small lake just south of Bolventor, not least its name; this is reputedly derived […]

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Historic Cornwall, Legends

Wistmans Wood, Dartmoor – Magical and Mysterious

October 21, 2018by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

Wistman’s Wood was likely a left-over from the ancient forest that covered much of Dartmoor c. 7000 BC, before Mesolithic hunter/gatherers cleared it around 5000 BC. This wood is one […]

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A.O.N.B, Legends

THE LITTLE HORSEMEN OF PADSTOW

September 15, 2018by paulmurtphotography Leave a comment

THE LITTLE HORSEMEN OF PADSTOW They have been there for centuries, longer than anyone can tell: two little stone men sitting on stone horses, on the roof of what used […]

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Historic Cornwall, Legends

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