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Standing Stones

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Place: » Merry Maidens

Category: » Ancient Sites

About: The Merry Maidens is a perfect circle which today comprises nineteen stones. It is thought to originally have been just eighteen stones but restoration work that was carried out in the middle of the 19th century put back some of the stones incorrectl......

Photograph Added: 8th September 2010

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Godrevy Island

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Place: » Godrevy

Category: » Lighthouses

About: After many years of viewing Godrevy island from the coast path or beach it came as a shock to realise that it looks like two islands. A kayak opens up a whole new vista but it is not advised to paddle through the gap as the rocks are joined below th......

Photograph Added: 7th September 2010

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Heather and Lighthouse

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Place: » Pendeen Lighthouse

Category: » Lighthouses

About: Heather on the cliffs looks lovely at any time of the day but in this photograph the sky seems to add new dimension to the already attractive hue of the plant.

Photograph Added: 6th September 2010

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A Closer View of the Harbour

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Place: » Boscastle

Category: » Harbours and Ports

About: Boscastle harbour was very quiet on the day that we visited and today it is a totally different scene that would have greeted people standing in this spot many years ago. The fishing industry in Cornwall has largely been replaced by tourism and pleas......

Photograph Added: 5th September 2010

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Looking back towards Boscastle

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Place: » Boscastle

Category: » Harbours and Ports

About: Boscastle harbour looks very small from our vantage point on the coast path. The scene today is so tranquil that it is hard to imagine the devastating floods that wrecked havoc on this now almost fully restored coastal village.

Photograph Added: 4th September 2010

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The Bude Light

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Place: » Bude

Category: » Architecture

About: The Bude Light was designed by Carole Vincent and Anthony Fanshawe and this beautiful obelisk was commissioned to welcome in the millennium. It was also constructed to celebrate the inventions of Sir Goldsworthy Gurney, who built the castle in the ba......

Photograph Added: 3rd September 2010

About Cornwall England.

Cornwall is located in the far south west of main land Britain. Cornwall's history dates back thousand of years with the traditional industries of fishing and mining being the main stay of employment. Cornwall is a fantastic place to visit at any time of year offering stunning scenery, industrial heritage, quaint fishing villages and fantastic beaches.

Mining for the traditional minerals has now finished following the closure of the last working tin mine in Cornwall South Crofty in 1998. Fishing is also in decline with dwindling fish stocks and constant pressure from government and the EU forcing many fishermen to find alternative employment.

Tourism is now the main employer in the County with people coming from all over the world to see the scenery, visit the towns and villages and to eat Cornish Pasties.

The are a number of famous historic Cornish People these include Richard Trevithick inventor of the steam locomotive, Sir Humphrey Davy inventor of the miners safety lamp, Sir Goldsworthy Gurney inventor of Limelight, William Bickford who invented the safety fuse in Tuckingmill and Bob Fitzsimmons three times world bare knuckle boxing champion to name but a few.

There are a number of sports which the Cornish participate in all year round. There are the usual football and cricket but also gig rowing which is a traditional activity with lots of seaside towns and villages having their own boat. Rugby is the main sport which Cornish people support. There are lots of teams within the county, many of whom play at national level and there is also the Cornwall county team.