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Madron Well
Date Added: 27th Jul 2025
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 16th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Madron Well submitted by Bladup on 9th Aug 2016. The elemental Madron Well.
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Log Text: The lovely atmospheric path to the well and baptistry is all that could be wanted, slightly overgrown and gnarled branches with ancient lichen dripping off them. The two areas of water near to the path are as usual decorated with all sorts of stuff, but it is mostly not the junk and tat it was in the past, but sensible cloth and other offerings. Once again, I could not get to the true well, as I could not make my way across the water and through the undergrowth, making me wonder whether I will ever get to it now. I move on to the quiet baptistry, and find that the water no longer flows through it as there has been some breakages in pipe or movement of rocks which direct the stream. As I am leaving and returning to the car, there is a young chap by one of the sites of offerings, wondering what it all is, so I tell him a bit about it, and that there will be more surprises for him if he explores a bit. His comments were something along the lines of "I've never seen anything like it, its amazing".
Lanyon Quoit
Date Added: 27th Jul 2025
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 16th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Lanyon Quoit submitted by Bladup on 24th Dec 2022. Lanyon Quoit after Sunset on the Winter Solstice 2022
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Log Text: A nice sunny visit to Lanyon Quoit all by myself. Try not to take too many pictures!
Tregea Hill
Date Added: 24th Jul 2025
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Tregea Hill submitted by Bladup on 20th Jul 2015. The slight bank at Tregea Hill.
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Log Text: Tregea Hill at the southwestern side of Portreath beach. After I'd slogged up to the top, I'd forgotten to look for any traces of remaining ramparts! A brilliant place to watch the birds from. Choughs, puffins, fulmars etc.
Crane Castle
Date Added: 24th Jul 2025
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Crane Castle submitted by Bladup on 20th Jul 2015. Defences at Crane Castle.
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Log Text: Walking a loop along the coast path from Portreath, I stopped above Basset's Cove for lunch before turning inland, before reaching the remains of Crane Castle fort. Despite most of the headland having now been claimed by the sea, I was sure I could see remains of ramparts.
Goodaver
Date Added: 23rd Jul 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 3
Goodaver submitted by cazzyjane on 6th Dec 2014. Goodaver Stone Circle, Bodmin Moor.
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Log Text: On the way down to Penzance, I try again to visit Goodaver stone circle, this time walking up the new path from Trezibbet in the rain. I certainly wasn't going to let the wind driven rain and mist stop me! There is room to park a car carefully just opposite the new bridge by the entrance to Dozmary farm. The new bridge and path up made this visit possible, so thank you to all responsible for that. The situation of the circle is stunning, with all the conifer tree plantations removed. I never realised its prominence on its hilltop position with views all around. I didn't spend too long up there, not only all the rain, but the ground was marshy and sodden. Decided its a place to go back to on a nice day, and after all, its now easy!
Mayon menhir
Date Added: 19th Jul 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Mayon menhir submitted by AngieLake on 7th Dec 2015. Mayon menhir in May 2009, taken from a footpath en route to a coastal walk.
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Log Text: From Sennen I move on to Mayon and then head down across the fields towards Sennen Cove. There is a stone standing in the field to the left, but I can only see the top above the crop. Continue diagonally down into Sennen Cove, the views from here are the best of Sennen and Whitesand bay to Cape Cornwall, so glad I did this bit.
Sennen Church
Date Added: 19th Jul 2025
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Sennen Church submitted by hamish on 18th Jan 2007. This is in the cemetry in the Church yard.
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Log Text: After a cooling pint at the First and Last, head on and stop for a look at Sennen church, where there are two ancient crosses to ook at. One a wheelhead on a wall, the other a splendid cross standing proud.
Trevescan Cross
Date Added: 19th Jul 2025
Site Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Trevescan Cross submitted by cazzyjane on 8th Jan 2014. Wheel-headed wayside cross stands on the side of the A30 between Sennen and Lands End.
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Log Text: After leaving Nanjizal I head back up and inland, past several ancient crosses before I can stop for a well earned pint at the First and Last. Trevescan Cross is seen in a shady spot beside the main road outside a holiday park
Trevilley Cross
Date Added: 19th Jul 2025
Site Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Couldn't find on 18th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Trevilley Cross submitted by cazzyjane on 8th Jan 2014. Trevilley wayside cross, Sennen. The cross head has a Latin cross in relief with an incised figure of Christ on it.
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Log Text: After leaving Nanjizal, I head back up and inland, past several ancient crosses before I can stop for a well earned pint at the First and Last. I miss Trevilley Cross due to being on the wrong side of the very overgrown wall / hedge.
Lower Bosistow Cliff Cave
Date Added: 17th Jul 2025
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Lower Bosistow Cliff Cave submitted by TheCaptain on 17th Jul 2025. In the section of the cliffs between Pordenack Point and round to Nanjizal are many caves, some down at the sea level, and some in the upper parts. In fact I wonder whether there was any mining here, and these are the remains of that.
The rock stack in the cove below the headland is known as "The Diamond Horse"
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Log Text: In the section of the cliffs between Pordenack Point and round to Nanjizal are many caves, some down at the sea level, and some in the upper parts. In fact I wonder whether there was once mining here, and these are remains of that. Once at Nanjizal there is clearly the remains of a water mill or suchlike, probably used to power any activity here. I am not sure which cave would be the one included in the Portal's listings. Keep heading round and there it is, the slender slit whch is the fabulous "Song of the Sea" cave, which pierces right through the headland to the south, and has many stories / legends associated with it. I head down the steps onto what there is of the beach, no sand today, just loads of boulders. The tide is out enough to reveal the legendary mermaid pools through which it is possible to swim through the cave and out into the open ocean. These pools in the cave are pure magic, and there are indeed mermaids in the pools today. But the sea is calm, so it isn't singing. Why oh why did I forget to bring my trunks.
Trevilley Cliff Tumuli
Date Added: 17th Jul 2025
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Trevilley Cliff Tumuli submitted by Bladup on 31st Oct 2020. Trevilley Cliff kerb cairn [SW 34682417], On the Right you can see the sign drilled into the exposed Cist sidestone, This is a disgrace, Also a disgrace is the fact the coast path still cuts though the Cairn when a simple bypass is all that it needs, The kerb is clearly visible on the left
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Log Text: Walk around the coast path from Sennen to Nanjizal and back. From the crowds at Lands End, past the old farm and onwards, there are lots of choughs on the clifftops, and the scenery is fantastic. Keep heading round and get to Pordenack Point with the remains of several barrows, some with kerbstones.
Pordenack Point
Date Added: 17th Jul 2025
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Pordenack Point submitted by Bladup on 7th Apr 2014. Pordenack Point.
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Log Text: Walk around the coast path from Sennen to Nanjizal and back. From the crowds at Lands End, past the old farm and onwards, there are lots of choughs on the clifftops, and the scenery is fantastic. Keep heading round and I pass through the remains of Pordenack Point cliff castle, with its very faint ramparts.
Swingate F
Date Added: 15th Jul 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Swingate F submitted by enkidu41 on 1st Sep 2004. The location of this stone provides extensive views over the sea towards the Lizard peninsula.
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Log Text: On towards Mousehole and Swingate F, and again I see a stone standing in a field nowhere near where marked. A nice pointed stone down nearer the sea I don’t go for a closer look, as I have to get on. I am now getting very tired and weary. I thought the walk would only take an hour and half, but it was very demanding so took a lot longer. I had not carried my bag, and omitted to take water and sustenance, and well before I got back I was really suffering. Eventually I get to the cove and just have time for a crab sandwich from the cafe. Head up to the Lamorna Wink for a pint, but it has shut at 3:00, 5 mins before I got there. Damn. Where now? I know, over to Treen and the Logan Rock. An eventful day, but no mermaids today. Aided a knackered man doing coastpath by taking him to the bus stop, and a rescued a young Londoner and wife who had crashed his car because the roads are not wide and straight enough.
Swingate E
Date Added: 15th Jul 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Swingate E submitted by enkidu41 on 1st Sep 2004. The location of this stone is just north of the coastal path and provides extensive views out to sea.
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Log Text: I just about make it through the field of young bullocks before they all come sauntering over to see me. In the next field is Swingate E, but nowhere near where it was marked on the portal, and it doesn't look all that ancient to me. It later turns out that many of these stones around here are innacurately marked on the portal, something I try to correct later. It is very hard to know round here what is an ancient menhir and what is a more modern rubbing stone, as most of the fields have a central stone.
Swingate C
Date Added: 15th Jul 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Swingate C submitted by Bladup on 8th Nov 2012. Swingate C.
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Log Text: After the Kemyel Crease farm buildings the path continues through some woodland with a spring / well which is very pleasant. Out into fields again and through Kemyel Drea with its slightly confusing paths and herd of inquisitive cows. I get back on track and see the top of Swingate C above the cropped field in which it stands.
Kemyel B
Date Added: 15th Jul 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Kemyel B submitted by Bladup on 8th Nov 2012. Kemyel B.
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Log Text: Now to look for Kemyel B. I can find nothing at the place its marked on my map, perhaps its hidden in the hedge or a bit of rough ground. Still finding nothing, I decide to carry on along the track behind the farm, where I find a nice big stone acting as a gatepost, so assume this is it. Now I am back looking at the portal, and I see several pictures of this stone telling me that it is not Kemyel B. However, it will have to do me as I need to get on.
Kemyel A
Date Added: 15th Jul 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 3
Kemyel A submitted by enkidu41 on 1st Sep 2004. A 6' high stone standing in the middle of a field.
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Log Text: Walking from Lamorna Cove over the top to Mousehole, then back along the coastpath, there are many stones to be found in the fields near Lamorna. It’s a lovely walk up the Lamorna valley to the old mill, then head up into the fields towards Kemyel farm. The first stone, Kemyel A, is a nice 6 footer centrally in the field, so I go for a close look.
Boleigh Fogou
Date Added: 9th Jul 2025
Site Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Boleigh Fogou submitted by ocifant on 3rd Oct 2004. The entrance to the fogou.
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Log Text: The plan for today is a visit to Boleigh Fogou then down to Lamorna Cove for a coastal walk to Mousehole. I had tried to call the contact number for Rosemerryn house several times, but got no response. As I was passing I saw two ladies wandering the grounds in the woods, so thought I would ask them. However, they turned out to be guests at the rental house, but did tell me that there may be somebody up in the main house to ask. So I walked up the road and along the driveway, when a lady came cycling down the lane, so I said hello and asked if she knew anything. She was in fact (Laura?) the owner of the house. I explained that I would like to see the fogou, and had called but not had an answer, but as I was actually down here near the place, and spoken to the ladies in the garden, I thought that it was worth going to see if anyone was in. She was very nice about it and seemed pleased to show me the fogou, which is not far outside the main house in a little woodland. Thank you very much. The fogou is wonderful, all quiet and calm away from the heat. The main passageway is now open at both ends letting adequate light in, and looks like it collects a large pool of water when it is wet, but not something for today. There are several white globes hanging from the ceiling, probably spiders egg cases, but maybe something to do with bats, or indeed just balloons of seafog. The creep passage off to the left has a small entrance, which I was unable / unwilling to crawl through, but could stick my head and camera inside for a picture. What a magical place this is, and its great to have been able to visit after all these decades.
Symonds Yat Fort
Date Added: 11th Jun 2025
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 4th May 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Symonds Yat Fort submitted by TheCaptain on 5th Apr 2004. Symonds Yat Fort, Symonds Yat, Gloucestershire, SO563157
Iron age hillfort on the headland of Symonds Yat Rock, high above a complete U Bend in the river Wye.
This is a view of the eastern end of the inner ditch and bank, the defended headland being to the right.
This is a smashing place to visit on a nice day, of which this was most definately NOT one.
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Log Text: Used the car park and café before a long walk down over the river Wye to King Arthurs cave and back. By the car park machines, there is now a nice display of the hillfort including a bronze model representation
King Arthur's North
Date Added: 4th Jun 2025
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Herefordshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th May 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
King Arthur's North submitted by TheCaptain on 4th Jun 2025. Just up from the main cave, we get to these other large caves, again with a double entrance
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Log Text: A bit further round the cliff face with lots of small entrances, and get to another large cave, again with a double entrance. One of the entrances leads into a substantial passage, the other a large chamber.