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At the head of the
Valency Valley, the beautiful village of Boscastle can justifiably
be considered the jewel in the crown of North Cornwall
This rugged
stretch of coast was once a thriving industrial area but is now a
desolate landscape of ruined engine-houses and mine dumps and
riddled with open shafts and underground workings
Half a mile from the
ancient tinners town of St Just
Carn Brea stands some
750 feet above sea level overlooking the towns of Camborne and
Redruth
Carn Galva - one of the
highest points in Penwith
This curious
antiquity is situated on h= igh ground above the little hamlet of
Morvah commanding fine views across the sweeping Penwith moorland
and out over the sea
The discovery of tin in
Cornwall
The Eden Project is
housed within a disused china clay pit at Bodelva near St
In the 1700's the fishing industry
in Cornwall centred around the pilchard
Sir Francis Drake,
a Devon man already with a growing reputation as a bold and dreaded
privateer throughout the Spanish Empire, set sail in 1577 on his
voyage around the world
From earliest times, the
short overland passage between Hayle and Marazion with its safe
anchorages at either end offered an attractive alternative for
seafarers wishing to avoid the inhospitable coastline of the Lands
End peninsula
Traditionally held on
May 8th, Helston Flora Day is a relic of the ancient pagan festival
of Beltane associated with the beginning of summer
This interesting
structure is one of five similar stones grouped together
close to Carn Kenidjack;
the prominent rocky outcrop on the moors above Pendeen
290 miles from London
and 870 miles from John O' Groats, Lands End is renowned for its
rugged windswept cliffs and rocky coastline
Situated beside the
Penzance to Morvah road, on high ground midway between Morvah and
Madron, this intriguing structure is the visible remains of a late
Neolithic or early Bronze Age burial mound of the type known
generally as Penwith Chamber Tombs
Built in 1858, The
Sailing Brig 'Maria Asumpta' pictured here leaving Penzance harbour
in 1994 was the oldest sailing ship in the world still actively
voyaging under sail
The name of this ancient
monument derives from the Cornish meaning 'stone with a hole' - it
is believed to date from the early Bronze Age and could be around
4000 years old
The picturesque fishing
village of Mousehole ( pronounced Mowzal ) derives its name from the
tiny entrance to the harbour
Prior to the
rebuilding of the old pier at the Newquay was known as Towan Blistra
with pilchard fishing as the backbone of the community
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Padstow -Situated on the
western side of the Camel estuary, the ancient fishing port of
Padstow was first known as Lodenek and later as Petrocstow when a
monastery was founded here by St
The Padstow 'Obby
'Oss is the relic of an ancient Beltane or pagan summer festival
that takes place in the towns streets every May Day
Pendennis Castle- In the
16th century...
The Duchy of Cornwall is
justly renowned for its magnificent coastline and the granite cliffs
of the rugged Lands End peninsula must rank as some of the most
breathtaking
The picturesque inlet at
Port Quin can be found on the north Cornish coast about three miles
south of Port Isaac
Prussia Cove Cornwall
Tintagel post office
The small village of
Roche is to be found just half a mile from the main A30 trunk road
on the edge of 'china clay country' and surrounded by moorland
St Columb Cornwall
St Enodoc Church,
Cornwall
St Ives
St Michaels mount
Cornwall
Legend has it that St
Piran...
Stone circles are
widespread throughout the British Isles and are believed to date
from 2500 BC to 1000 BC
Tintagel - Nowhere, it
seems, is more steeped in Arthurian romance than here at Tintagel
The picturesque
inlet at Port Quin can be found on the north Cornish coast about
three miles south of Port Isaac
Towednack Church
The treacle mining
industry in Cornwall owes much to the county's unique geology
Richard Trevithick is
regarded as something of a genius
Truro Cathedral
Veryan Roundhouses
Cornwall- These curious dwellings were built in 1782 by a former
vicar of the parish Jeremiah Trist although the idea was said to be
that of a certain Charles Penrose of St
This market town
of Wadebridge Cornwall grew up around the bridge
This carved oak
bench-end can be found in Zennor church; it depicts a mermaid - a
creature half woman and half fish - holding what is thought to be a
comb and a mirror
Zennor- Standing on high
ground to the east of Zennor carn, this ancient structure is best
approached by footpath from the B3306 St |