Tag Archives: archaeology

Mismanagement of Penwith Moors & ancient sites

An Open Letter: The Kernow Branch of the Celtic League has written an open letter calling for a formal inquiry into what they allege is the “mismanagement” of an historic…

[Trest Sen Peran] A step closer to uncovering iconic Cornish site

Trust moves a step closer to uncovering iconic Cornish site Long-awaited work to uncover St Piran’s Oratory from the sand dunes at Perranporth will hopefully start this Autumn.  The Oratory…

[Celtic League] St Piran’s Oratory due to be uncovered

Cornwall Council’s Environmental Services (HES) unit has been contracted by the St Piran’s Trust to begin the process of uncovering St Piran’s Oratory in Penhale Sands, near Perranporth. The contract…

[Save Penwith Moors] Defiance or modest and fair-minded?

A response to an article in today’s ‘The Cornishman’ regarding fencing and grazing in the areas around Chun Quoit. See “Fencing proposals met with defiance from campaigners” at http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Fencing-proposals-met-defiance-campaigners/story-16303220-detail/story.html Save…

[Save Penwith Moors] Chun Downs for Common Land

Save Penwith Moors have made two more applications to have the area now known as Chun Downs – that includes Chun Castle and Quoit – re-registered as Common Land, and…

[Save Penwith Moors] Cornwall to Geneva

FROM CORNWALL TO GENEVA LOCAL ACTION GROUP ALLEGE NATURAL ENGLAND FAILED TO ABIDE BY EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Documents sent to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee in Geneva Having failed to…

[Save Penwith Moors] Libel allegation against Cornwall Council

A book published by Cornwall Council in April 2011 with financial support from English Heritage: Managing the historic environment on west Cornwall’s rough ground by Graeme Kirkham, with Peter Herring,…

All lawful UK complaint procedures exhausted on moor ‘vandalism’

The local action group Save Penwith Moors has reported that their campaign, begun in July 2008, has now exhausted all lawful UK complaint procedures – from all management levels within…

[Save Penwith Moors] 2.5% is too much for ‘not-natural England’

2.5 % IS ALL WE ARE ASKING FOR, says Save Penwith Moors: The total ‘Natural England’ target area for ‘Higher Level Stewardship’ in Penwith is 24,134 hectares. Save Penwith Moors…

Craig Weatherhill: Arrogant Qangos Must Go!

A Penzance archaeologist and historian has joined with Cornish MP George Eustice in calling for ‘English’ Heritage to be replaced, in Cornwall, with a locally based body. Craig Weatherhill, author…