North Door, Strangles Beach
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 […]
Tag Archives: Volcanic
Is this the holy well of St John
Holy Well / Spring in Cornwall – This well is described in Cheryl Straffon’s excellent book “Fentynyow Kernow – in search of Cornwall’s Holy Wells” She describes this one as […]
Park Head – Tumulus
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. […]
Ballowal Barrow – Carn Gluze – Chambered Tomb
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 […]
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 […]
Trippet Stone Circle
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 […]
Trevone Bay, Porthmissen Beach – Minerals in the Rock
Men Gurta
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.
Rillaton Barrow
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 […]
Stowes Hill – Rock formation
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 […]
paulmurtphotography 