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Trespass on SSSI sites

texlahoma Sep 10, 2012 15:36:46

Replying to Evergreen Dazed

Evergreen Dazed wrote:

texlahoma wrote:

Evergreen Dazed wrote:

Have you been to Pendeen Vau?
Another weird one. Very friendly farmer there though, lent us his torch!

No not yet, it's top of the list for next time though.
Boleigh, Halliggye, carn Euny, Chysauster are the only ones I've visited, Boleigh and Carn Euny more than the other two which I've only visited once. I've been lucky enough to spend a couple of weeks at Boleigh though and Carn Euny is a very short trip so also a must.
Halliggye was mind blowing!

Yes, I loved Halliggye too.
I did Boleigh, Pendeen and Halliggye and am looking forward to seeing the others you mentioned.
Regarding Boleigh, have you read 'Fogou' by Jo May? I think you may enjoy it if you haven't already!

Yes, I did enjoy that as well as Ian Cookes Mother and Sun, Evelyn Clark's Cornish Fogous is a great little book too if a little more academic in tone.

Evergreen Dazed Sep 10, 2012 16:30:19

Replying to texlahoma

texlahoma wrote:

Evergreen Dazed wrote:

Yes, I did enjoy that as well as Ian Cookes Mother and Sun, Evelyn Clark's Cornish Fogous is a great little book too if a little more academic in tone.

Must get that 'Mother and Sun' book, seems to get rave reviews.

My girlfriend, not at all a megalithic geek, absolutely loves fogous. Can't get enough of them. Shes always shown interest in the other places i've taken her to visit, but finds some of the barrows like WK a little freaky. But when she got inside Boleigh she went a bit feral and shot off ahead of me seemingly in a world of her own. She couldn't wait to get to Pendeen after that and did exactly the same there, and left me cautiously hanging round near the entrance! Shes a bit weird if you ask me.

Maybe it's a real 'female' thing, a fogou.