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Men-An-Tol
Trip No.26 Entry No.1 Date Added: 24th Nov 2022
Site Type: Holed Stone
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 24th Nov 2022. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 3
Men-An-Tol submitted by cromagnonman on 6th Sep 2019. Taken on 29th August 2019.
Foreground: 9 exposures of 30 seconds f/8.0 ISO 100
Sky: 300 exposures of 45 seconds f/4.0 ISO 1600
I find something magical about the process of creating a startrail picture. Sitting under the stars for three or four hours with no lights so my eyes have adjusted to the dark so well that I don't need any additional light. Gazing at the vastness of the universe, spotting meteors, satellites, aircraft, all in complete silence. I don't really sleep because ...
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Log Text: On a very showery the the sun came out to bless us as we arrived at the stones
Men Scryfa
Trip No.26 Entry No.2 Date Added: 24th Nov 2022
Site Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 24th Nov 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Men Scryfa submitted by BazCross on 22nd Apr 2007. Midsummer dawn at the Men Scryfa standing stone. The oblique angle of the newly risen sun helps pick out the inscription
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Log Text: As we reached this stone the heavens opened!
Porthmeor Stone
Trip No.26 Entry No.3 Date Added: 24th Nov 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
Porthmeor Stone submitted by Bladup on 4th Dec 2013. Porthmeor standing Stone and 3 staring cows.
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Chysauster
Trip No.26 Entry No.4 Date Added: 25th Nov 2022
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 24th Nov 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Chysauster submitted by cromagnonman on 2nd Mar 2011. Part of Chysauster taken at sunrise. Spring 2011
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Giant's Well (St. Michael's Mount)
Trip No.26 Entry No.5 Date Added: 25th Nov 2022
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 25th Nov 2022. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 3
Giant's Well (St. Michael's Mount) submitted by theendlessbreeze on 3rd May 2005. Giant's Well, St Michael's Mount. Located on the walk up to the castle. Legend says that this was the home of the giants Cormoran and his wife Cormelian. Jack defeated Cormoran after the giant terrorised local lands. Near the well is a stone named the Giant's Heart.
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Carn Gluze
Trip No.26 Entry No.6 Date Added: 25th Nov 2022
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 25th Nov 2022. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
Carn Gluze submitted by croppy on 28th Jun 2008. Carn Gluze taken with arial cam
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Log Text: First visited on 27/9/17 and well worth a second visit
Venton Ia
Trip No.26 Entry No.7 Date Added: 28th Nov 2022
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 28th Nov 2022. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
Venton Ia submitted by KiwiBetsy on 11th Sep 2006. This well is located in St Ives opposite Porthmeor Beach on the corner of Porthmeor Hill and Beach Road.
Venton Ia consists of two recesses each containing a trough of water. A plaque states “Venton Ia,. The holy well of St Ia, until 1843 the main water supply to Downalong”, which was the old name for this area of the town.
St Ives takes it’s name from St Ia, a 5th of 6th century saint who arrived in the area after crossing the Irish Sea on a leaf which she had increased in siz...
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Log Text: Very close to Tate Gallery, also worth a visit
Gurnard's Head
Trip No.26 Entry No.8 Date Added: 29th Nov 2022
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 29th Nov 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 2
Gurnard's Head submitted by Bladup on 5th Nov 2012. Gurnard's Head.
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Boscawen Un
Trip No.26 Entry No.9 Date Added: 29th Nov 2022
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 29th Nov 2022. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Boscawen Un submitted by BazCross on 30th Mar 2012. Boscawen Un photographed March 2012.
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Log Text: This was my second visit - the first one was in 2017 - and I think it’s my favourite stone circle.