Celtic Recipes

Zennor - Sen Senar

Zennor - Sen Senar

Zennor (Sen Senar) is a village east of Porthmeor and about six miles north of Penzance on the B3306 with Zennor Head rising to the north of the village. Zennor Quiot megalithic burial chamber is about a mile east of the village. The church of St Senara is part Norman and part thirteenth and fifteenth century, but a much earlier church was on this site. Within Zennor there is a pub and also the Wayside Folk Museum.

Chysauster

Chysuaster is a settlement thought to date to the second or third century AD, but with some evidence of occupation dating back to the Iron Age. It contains the remains of a number of courtyard houses and a fogou. The houses comprise of an open courtyard surrounded by a dry stone wall. Against the wall is a round dwelling house with other structures within the courtyard. The nearby fogou is made up of a long excavated trench lined and roofed with granite slabs. There are small stone walled terraces next to the houses which lie within a field system. The site is reached by a footpath from a car park which is on the road between Little Chysauster and Carnaquidden farm. This is northeast of Newmill which is on the road south from the B3306 between Porthmeor and Zennor.

Men-an-Tol

Men-an-Tol

The Megalithic structure of Men-an-Tol means 'holes stone'. The site consists of four stones with two upright stones with the holes stone between them. There is a fallen stone at the foot of the western upright. The purpose of the stone remains a mystery. It is sited in open moorland and lies to the east of a track running north-east from Bosullow and can also be reached from Boskednan via the Nine Maidens/Boskednan Stone Circle.

Boskednan Stone Circle

Boskednan Stone Circle is to the south of Carn Galver moorland and can be reached by footpaths from Boskednan and Carn Galver. It is made up of eleven stones , two of which are now fallen. Other than two taller ones standing together the stones are of even height. Previous excavations of the barrow to the southeast of the circle uncovered a stone lined burial chamber with an urn beside it which has chevron designs. The style of pottery dated the barrow to the early Bronze Age.

Chun Quoit

This Neolithic burial chamber is west of and above Chun Castle. It is similar to other such chambers found in Wales, Ireland and Brittany. It consists of upright stones supporting a capstone.

Lanyon Quoit

Lanyon Quoit

Lanyon Quoit is a Dolmen northeast of Tregeseal and about two miles south east of Morvah beside the road leading to Madron. The capstone is 9ft X 17.5ft and weighs 13.5 tons. It is supported by three upright stones, a fourth was broken during a storm.

Tregeseal East Stone Circle

Tregeseal East Stone Circle is thought to be Neolithic of early Bronze Age and is on the slopes of Truthwall Common, south of Carn Kenidjack. It is also known as 'The Nine Maidens' and 'The Dancing Stones'. It is thought to be one of three stone circles on the site with the most westerly of the three circles only detectable now by aerial photography.

Crackington Haven - Porthkrag

Crackington Haven/Porthkrag is a village about four miles north of Boscastle and is a popular location for walkers. Pencarrow Point is to the north and Cambeak to the south. Further to the south is High Cliff which is Cornwalls highest cliff.

Boscastle - Kastell Boterel

Boscastle/Kastell Boterel is a fishing port about five miles northeast of Tintagel. It was the site of Bottreaux Castle. The village has a very picturesque harbour and is very popular with tourists. There are shops and other facilities that cater for visitors and there is also a Museum of Witchcraft.

Tintagel Castle

Tintagel castle is said to be the birth place of King Arthur, son of Uther Pendragon. This medieval fortification is on Tintagel island, a dramatic headland attached to the mainland by a narrow stretch of land and next to the village of Tintagel.

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