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Behind every sign there’s a story
I was busy today, so did the nice dog walk this evening instead of lunchtime. Glassy calm and no distance haze tonight, plus a nice sunlight peeking through broken cloud cover.
Building a website often feels like cutting a lawn with a pair of nail scissors but I think I'm getting there. https://www.chrisstoneartist.co.uk/
This walk is from Coverack, a typical Cornish fishing village with an attractive harbour and beach on the eastern side of the Lizard peninsula, to Kennack Sands. It shows off a beautiful section of #Cornwall’s coast with pretty coves. See https://www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Cornwall/CoveracktoKennackSands/Hiking%20Pages%20-%20Coverack%20to%20Kennack%20Sands.htm
‘Every stone tells a story’: Cornish hedge labyrinth opens on Bodmin Moor
Artist behind giant piece of land art made using ancient Cornish hedging technique says work is a message to future generations
The Guardian · ‘Every stone tells a story’: Cornish hedge labyrinth opens on Bodmin Moor
From C16, the Barnstaple (north Devon) tile industry produced lead-glazed relief tiles for local churches as well as ones in Cornwall. At least 64 designs defined by Keen (1969). These, found in Launcells, Cornwall, include fleur-de-lys, swan, heads, lion, as well as several flower designs.
Launceston St Mary, Cornwall
Built 1511-24, wholly of granite, the hardest of stones. Exterior almost entirely decorated with carvings. This is probably the best example of how beautifully carved granite can be.
Sometimes church ceilings are quite astonishing, aren't they? I came across this one last week - in a country church in Cornwall.
Zennor, Cornwall
Any visit to West Cornwall would not be complete without saying hello to the C15th Mermaid of Zennor. Although she sits in isolation in a sea of mediocre Victorian restoration, she is beautiful, inspiring, and mysterious. She holds a mirror and a comb, seen as symbols of vanity.
Cob is a natural building material made from subsoil, water, organic fibrous material such as straw, and sometimes lime. A masonry plinth is normally built first to raise the cob off the ground. Ideally, the earth for the cob is dug on site or nearby.
Cob building is currently practiced predominantly in Devon, as well as in Cornwall. These examples are in the south-eastern part of Devon, where the New Red Sandstone gives rise to rich red soils.
#863 Cheryl Straffon (ed) - Meyn Mamvro: Ancient Stones and Sacred Sites in Cornwall - No 33, Spring/Summer 1997. Meyn Mamvro, St Just. #CherylStraffon #MeynMamvro #EarthMysteries #Archaeology #Cornwall #Kernow #HolyWells #BookOfTheDay
The South West Coastal Path at Porthleven, Cornwall, with the Wheal Prosper Tin Mine visible in the top right of the image.
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#canon
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#potheleven
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Trethevy Quoit chambered tomb near St Cleer in SE Cornwall, not far from Liskeard on the edge of Bodmin Moor. Photo taken on the south on 12 January 2004. #TrethevyQuoit #StCleer #Cornwall #Dolmens #StandingStoneSunday
Fascinating conservation methods. A regionally extinct and rare lichen returns to East Anglia. The magic formula for success: bookbinding glue! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/28/rare-lichen-brought-back-to-east-anglia-with-help-of-bookbinding-glue
I already heard about the transplantation of lichens but it is extremely difficult: they need their exact pH.
The Guardian · Rare lichen brought back to East Anglia with help of bookbinding glue
#Beavers - allowed back in #England for the first time in centuries (I hope their working visas are up to date)
Chris Jones, a beef farmer, is very proud of his beavers. “They are just extraordinary,” he says.
Since releasing a couple into an enclosure on his #Cornwall farm in 2017, he says they have saved it from drought, prevented flooding in the nearby village, boosted the local economy and even improved oyster beds in Falmouth Bay.
Bold claims but..
St Neot, Cornwall
Pre-Reformation glass showing Noah with the dove arriving after the flood. As is often the case with glass of this era, he is shown in medieval dress. Rather unusual, though, is his amazing medieval ship-ark.
