Lost Gardens of Heligan
The Lost Gardens of Heligan lie above Mevagissey, mostly in the parish of St Ewe, on the Heligan estate. In Kernewek it is Lowarth Helygen, the willow tree garden. The Tremayne family made the gardens from the mid-eighteenth century to the early twentieth, and then history took them away. The war and the silence Before […]
Tintagel Castle
Tintagel Castle stands on the island headland at Tintagel on the north coast: a ruin of the thirteenth century with foundations far older beneath it. In Kernewek it is Kastel Dintagel. The castle was built in 1233 by Richard, Earl of Cornwall, the Duchy of Cornwall owns the site, and English Heritage cares for it […]
Minack Theatre
The Minack is an open-air theatre carved into the cliff above a gully at Porthcurno, four miles from Land's End, with the Atlantic behind the stage. In Kernewek it is Gwariva Veynek, the theatre abounding in stones, which is exactly what it is. Rowena Cade The theatre was created by Rowena Cade, who bought the […]
St Michael’s Mount
St Michael's Mount is the tidal island in Mount's Bay that closes the view from Marazion. A granite causeway links island and shore between mid-tide and low water, and boats make the crossing when the tide is in. In Kernewek it is Karrek Loos yn Koos, the grey rock in the woodland. The monastery A […]
Eden Project
The Eden Project is a visitor attraction built in a worked-out china clay pit near St Austell, and it is run by the Eden Trust as a charity. In Kernewek it is Edenva. The idea dates to 1996, the domes were built between 1998 and 2001, and the full site opened on 17 March 2001. […]