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Just a bit of fun , Who knows where these two stunning Wolves are located in Cornwall?They seem to be carved from this y...
17/09/2026

Just a bit of fun , Who knows where these two stunning Wolves are located in Cornwall?

They seem to be carved from this year's Storm we had although I don't really know if they were.

BOSILIACK ENTRANCE GRAVE – WHERE THE SUN MEETS THE DEADHidden among the prehistoric landscape of West Penwith, Cornwall,...
16/09/2026

BOSILIACK ENTRANCE GRAVE – WHERE THE SUN MEETS THE DEAD
Hidden among the prehistoric landscape of West Penwith, Cornwall, lies the small but remarkable Bosiliack Entrance Grave.
Dating to the Early Bronze Age, the monument is only around 5 metres across. Excavation in 1984 revealed cremated human bone, charcoal and pottery within its central chamber. Radiocarbon dating placed the cremated remains at approximately 1690–1500 BC.
But Bosiliack has another intriguing feature.
Its entrance passage is orientated towards the midwinter solstice sunrise. This means that at the shortest days of the year, the rising sun approaches the direction of the tomb's entrance, The starburst was created by my camera's lens aperture setting of f12.

Whether this alignment was deliberately connected with beliefs about the sun, death and renewal cannot be proved. But the positioning is striking, particularly when considered alongside other prehistoric monuments in West Penwith with solar orientations.
Imagine standing here more than 3,000 years ago, watching the first light of the returning winter sun appear over the ancient landscape.
Bosiliack wasn't simply a pile of stones — it was part of a carefully constructed prehistoric landscape where the living, the dead and the movements of the sun may have been deeply connected.

Who knows where this is then? ,And what was it used for? .. 🧐🧐🧐
08/09/2026

Who knows where this is then? ,And what was it used for? ..
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Working Down St Keverne so an apt Story from here.An Gof and Thomas Flamank – The Cornish Rebels of 1497In 1497, two Cor...
08/09/2026

Working Down St Keverne so an apt Story from here.

An Gof and Thomas Flamank – The Cornish Rebels of 1497
In 1497, two Cornishmen, Michael An Gof, a blacksmith from St Keverne, and Thomas Flamank, a lawyer and landowner from Bodmin, led one of the most remarkable rebellions in Tudor England.
Their grievance began with a tax demanded by Henry VII to finance a military campaign against Scotland. Many Cornish people believed they had no reason to pay for a war so far from Cornwall.
An Gof and Flamank gathered an army that reportedly grew to around 15,000 men. They marched from Cornwall through Devon and towards London, gaining support along the way.
Their ultimate aim was to present their grievances to the king and demand that his advisers responsible for the tax be removed.
The rebels eventually reached Blackheath, just outside London, where they faced the king's forces on 22 June 1497. They were heavily outnumbered and defeated.
An Gof and Flamank were captured and later executed in London. Despite the defeat, their rebellion became an enduring part of Cornish history and identity.
Today, their names are remembered as symbols of Cornish resistance and independence. A monument at St Keverne commemorates An Gof, while both men are remembered across Cornwall.
“We shall have no tax for the war in Scotland.”

A nice view of Gunwalloe and a pretty disturbed Bronze Age barrow called Carrag-a-Pilez.Gunwalloe, on the Lizard Peninsu...
07/09/2026

A nice view of Gunwalloe and a pretty disturbed Bronze Age barrow called Carrag-a-Pilez.

Gunwalloe, on the Lizard Peninsula, is far more than a beautiful Cornish beach. The area contains evidence of thousands of years of human activity, from the Bronze Age through to the medieval period.

Bronze Age and Iron Age
Around 1100 BC, Bronze Age people were living around what is now Castle Mound. Archaeological discoveries include a burial cist, pottery and deer antlers. By about 400 BC, the hill had developed into an Iron Age fort, with defensive ramparts and evidence of slate-paved areas, pottery and sling stones.

Hello my mate just found this on Gunwalloe beach and we think it may be something very old.Let's see if anyone can match...
07/09/2026

Hello my mate just found this on Gunwalloe beach and we think it may be something very old.
Let's see if anyone can match what he thinks it is?

DANEBURY HILL FORT – A WINDOW INTO IRON AGE BRITAIN Sunday's for me were always about the Time Team on telly so always l...
06/09/2026

DANEBURY HILL FORT – A WINDOW INTO IRON AGE BRITAIN
Sunday's for me were always about the Time Team on telly so always like to post something on this day. Quite late I guess....Damn I miss the original show

Standing high above the Hampshire countryside, Danebury Hill Fort is one of the most important and extensively studied Iron Age sites in Britain.
The hill was used long before the main fort was built, with evidence of prehistoric activity dating back to the Neolithic and Bronze Age. The major hillfort developed around 2,500 years ago, and it remained an important settlement for roughly 500 years.
Archaeologists discovered an extraordinary amount of evidence beneath the earthworks — roundhouses, storage pits, workshops, roads, shrines and thousands of artefacts. More than 180,000 pieces of pottery and 240,000 animal bones were recovered during excavations led by Professor Barry Cunliffe between 1969 and 1988.
Danebury wasn't simply a place of defence. It was a busy farming community where people kept cattle and sheep, grew and stored grain, worked metal, made pottery and textiles, and traded with surrounding regions.
The enormous ditches and ramparts would have provided formidable protection, while the elevated position gave spectacular views across the surrounding landscape.
Around 100 BC, the settlement declined dramatically and the main occupation ended. Today, the surviving earthworks give us a remarkable glimpse into a world that existed more than two thousand years ago. Danebury is a reminder that Iron Age Britain was far more complex than the word "fort" suggests — these were places where people lived, worked, traded, worshipped and defended their communities.

05/09/2026

Interesting

Launceston Castle, CornwallLaunceston Castle is one of Cornwall’s most impressive medieval castles, standing high above ...
05/09/2026

Launceston Castle, Cornwall

Launceston Castle is one of Cornwall’s most impressive medieval castles, standing high above the town and the River Kensey.
Built by Robert, Count of Mortain, shortly after the Norman Conquest, the castle dates from around the late 11th century. It became an important centre of Norman authority in Cornwall and was closely associated with the Earls and later Dukes of Cornwall.
The great keep that dominates the site was built in the 12th century, while the distinctive circular shell keep and other surviving structures developed over the medieval period.
Launceston also became an important administrative and judicial centre, with the castle playing a role in the governance of Cornwall for centuries.
Today, the ruins offer fantastic views across the surrounding countryside and provide a glimpse into Cornwall's turbulent medieval past.

The castle wasn't simply a military fortress. For centuries it was the administrative and judicial centre of Cornwall, where officials collected taxes and administered justice.

Medieval tin was actually assayed and controlled at castles such as Launceston, helping protect the valuable tin trade from fraud.

It eventually became notorious as a prison, earning the grim nickname “Castle Terrible.”
One famous prisoner was George Fox, founder of the Quaker movement, who was imprisoned there in 1656 and described extremely harsh conditions.

The castle was captured by Parliamentarian forces during the English Civil War in February 1646.

By the 18th century, parts of the castle were being quarried for building stone, contributing to its ruined appearance.

The prison finally closed in the 1840s, after which the castle grounds were transformed into a pleasure garden.

During World War II, part of the castle grounds was used as a temporary hospital by the US Army in preparation for D-Day.

Excavations have produced some fascinating finds, including a large whale vertebra, believed to have been associated with a medieval feast.

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