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carol27 747 posts |
Sep 05, 2015, 16:19
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I'm off to sunny Cornwall( yippee), my beloved St Agnes ( double yippee), only for a week (boo).I've got an itinerary, Boscawan-un; Halligye fogou;the Hurlers etc. Please could you advise me as to your favourites. I've never seen a quoit or a dolmen. Easy access would be best cos of hop a long! Thankyou in advance. I expect the sea will be nice & warmed up by now. Can't wait.
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thesweetcheat 6216 posts |
Sep 05, 2015, 18:00
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Lucky you, hopefully there will be some settled sunny weather for you. http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/region/412/cornwall.html I can't help much with Bodmin Moor because public transport is essentially non-existent but plenty of others on here know it well. I can heartily recommend Fernacre and Stannon stone circles that I finally managed to get to this summer. For west Cornwall, most of the best-known sites are relatively easy to access. All four West Penwith circles are very special and very different to each other (Tregeseal, Boskednan, Boscawen-un, Merry Maidens). Merry Maidens has a car park (yuck) and a bus stop (yay). Lanyon Quoit is the easiest of the four most complete ones, but Chun and Zennor are much better places to visit. Bit of uphill to them though and Zennor can be tricky to find in mist if you've not been before. Staying in St Agnes, the Beacon has some cairns - not the best examples but it's a very good viewpoint and is visible for many miles around. A bit SSW (and possibly on your way to Halligye) is the recently restored and very easy to access Carwynnen Quoit. If you've never seen one, it's in a unusual low-lying position but is the one I'd recommend if ease of access and impressiveness of monument are your considerations. http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/1721/carwynnen_quoit.html Obviously will look forward to your notes and pics!
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carol27 747 posts |
Sep 05, 2015, 18:30
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You're a gentleman, thankyou. I'm not sure about photos though cos mine are a bit crap & there are so many good ones here but I'll probably give it a go.
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thesweetcheat 6216 posts |
Sep 05, 2015, 18:52
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You're very welcome. Always happy to bore anyone about how marvellous Cornwall is :)
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tjj 3606 posts |
Sep 06, 2015, 08:39
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carol27 wrote: I'm off to sunny Cornwall( yippee), my beloved St Agnes ( double yippee), only for a week (boo).I've got an itinerary, Boscawan-un; Halligye fogou;the Hurlers etc. Please could you advise me as to your favourites. I've never seen a quoit or a dolmen. Easy access would be best cos of hop a long! Thankyou in advance. I expect the sea will be nice & warmed up by now. Can't wait. I'm with thesweetcheat on this one - Cornwall is where I dream about when the going gets tough in urban life ... closely followed by West Cork which is not quite as accessible. Here's hoping for some late summer sunshine - I was in St. Ives late September last year and had wonderful weather. Happy Holiday Carol x
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carol27 747 posts |
Sep 06, 2015, 17:46
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Hello tjj, hope you are well. I've missed you on here recently. Yes, I can't wait for Cornwall. Will be adding a bit more salt water to the beautiful blue sea as Gabe leaves for uni this weekend, but that's as it should be. A good thing but bittersweet. Mr Sweetcheat sir, I've looked at Stannon & Fernacre on the tma & they look fabulous so I'll probably venture out solo & leave the invalid in the car! Thanks again.
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ocifant 1758 posts |
Sep 07, 2015, 10:21
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A few years ago I wrote up some 'wanderings' around West Penwith, taking in many of the major sites. My articles can be found here: https://heritageaction.wordpress.com/?s=penwith+wanderings as can my notes about various of the Cornish stone circles https://heritageaction.wordpress.com/?s=cornish+stone+circles West Penwith is a place I know quite well now, and love dearly but I don't know the Bodmin area anywhere near as well. Feel free to shout with any questions though - a lot of people here are well versed in the Cornish sites.
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Wiggy 1696 posts |
Sep 07, 2015, 11:06
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Got back from East Cornwall last week - finally got to see Duloe Stone Circle - small, lovely vibe, very underrated quartz circle. Lots of lovely stuff at the other end of Cornwall - I like Boskawen Un, and recommend a visit to Carn Kenidjack and Tregeseal - I had a weird experience there in the late 90's but would really like to return for another look.
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moss 2897 posts |
Sep 07, 2015, 12:40
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Wiggy wrote: Got back from East Cornwall last week - finally got to see Duloe Stone Circle - small, lovely vibe, very underrated quartz circle. Pretty little circle to see, and not difficult to get to. Also nearby is St.Keyne's Well, which you may like Carol.... We stayed round this part of Cornwall, and the Hurler circles are so easy to get to and wander around. Sanctuary was very good in being our guide, and I would recommend going to visit King Arthur's Hall, just for trying to solve the riddle of 'squareness' and whether it is Neolithic or medieval..... http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/6/king_arthurs_hall.html http://northstoke.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/st-keynes-well.html
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carol27 747 posts |
Sep 08, 2015, 22:12
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People thankyou, thankyou. I've lots to ponder & sort out. I'm now worrying in my ridiculous illogical fashion how the hell I get myself sufficiently organised enough to see all these wonderful places! I hate to miss out. Anyway you've given me some smashing pointers. Here's to a productive holiday.
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