Category Archives: Sacred sites

A Thousand Miles of History XXXX: Seeking sanity…

Posted on September 12, 2018 by

For once we had the forethought to ask the lady in the church for directions to our next port of call…the Holy Well in St Cleer. After our almost accidental visit to the Holy Well at Madron that morning, we … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History XXXVII: House of the ancestors

Posted on September 7, 2018 by

Our next stop was only about half an hour’s drive from the Templar Church, and the road took us through the silent green of Bodmin Moor. With a long drive still ahead, I restrained myself, albeit barely, from turning aside … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History XXXIII: The chapel in the grove …

Posted on August 31, 2018 by

A ruined chapel stands in a tiny clearing, sheltered and roofed by the trees that cluster close to its walls as if to offer it protection.  The walls still guard the interior from view and a single doorway in the … Continue reading →

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Archaeology, migraine and the barometric fish…

Posted on August 24, 2018 by

After celebrating the recovery of Super Trooper, the little fish who swam, it was with a heavy heart that I saw him once again floating upside down in the pond and looking decidedly dead. The pale belly finally showed no … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History XXVIII: The head of the dragon…

Posted on August 23, 2018 by

  We have lost count of the number of hillforts we have seen, climbed and contemplated… but Carn Lês Boel would be our first true promontory fort.  These Cornish ‘fortifications’ or ‘cliff castles’ seem to be nothing of the sort, … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History XXV: Going in…

Posted on August 17, 2018 by

The church of St Sennen did not disappoint. It has a cosy feel; a still, silent haven from the elements and the constant motion of the sea. I wondered how many women had taken refuge here in prayer over the … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History XXIV: The ‘first and last’ church

Posted on August 16, 2018 by

We were sorely in need of grounding after our visit to Boscawen Un stone circle and set off in search of breakfast. Okay, second breakfast. Land’s End…now a tourist attraction rather than the end of the land…was full of visitors … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History XXIII: The mating dance

Posted on August 15, 2018 by

We stood at the gate in hushed awe. For a moment it seemed as if we were looking through a rift in the mists of time, back to an age that has passed beyond memory, when the land was still … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History XXII: Seeking the circle

Posted on August 13, 2018 by

“It’s somebody’s drive.” The neat rows of montbretia made that very clear. Yet, this was at least one of the ways we could, according to the map, get to our first site of the day. We had already driven up … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History XXI: The land that time forgot

Posted on August 11, 2018 by

We stood on the clifftop just beyond Ballowall Barrow, marvelling at the beauty of the seascape, or what we could see of it through the gathering mist. The bracken was already thigh-high, covering the fractured stone with a green blanket … Continue reading →

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