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phil Mar 12, 2002 08:11:58

Replying to chris s

Hi Chris,

Ahh a fellow enclosure fan!. (Are we both mad!)

I'm no expert on the Cornish Language but a quick search on the web finds that "Car" or "Caer" in Cornish is a place name from the Celtic "ker" meaning fort.

The beauty is that Cornwall is full of em! - singles, doubles, also we have cliff castles, hillforts not to mention Plain en gwarries!

I have found the following "Caer" sites on the map but haven't had chance to visit them yet.

Caer Dane
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/browse.php?site_id=737

Caer Keif
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/browse.php?site_id=738

Caer Vallack
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/browse.php?site_id=782

Anyone who plans a visit to Cornwall's cool landscapes be sure to try and get your hands on the following books. Most librarys in Cornwall would have a copy and I have seen them in certain bookshops.

"Cornovia - Ancient Sites of Cornwall and Scilly" by Craig Weatherhill £9.50 (Out of Print). ISBN: 1871060311 and "Belerion - Ancient Sites of Land's End" by Craig Weatherhill (Alison Hodge, Paperback, £3.50 (Out of Print). ISBN: 090672001X

Both books give a comprehensive guide to the ancient sites of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, both are illustrated with line drawings and with full access details

Phil
Near Castle an Dinas, (The Goss moor one), Cornwall.

caergog Mar 12, 2002 19:44:50

Replying to phil

I'm just taking a welsh angle on this as cornish is related to welsh. In welsh caer means fort or castle, there are very few k words in welsh as c serves this purpose infact j,k,x and z are not normally included in the welsh alphabet except in more modern words such as kilometr. I am describing modern welsh here, so am unsure if the same rules apply for other celtic languages.
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carolinexx

chris s Mar 15, 2002 13:50:18

Replying to phil

Thanks for the reply and the info, Phil.........yep, i'm another enclosure fan !! im on alil' bit of amission to post stuff about the sites and stones in Kerrier, the area of cornwall i grew up in, cos i think they're(perhaps understandably ) neglected in the rush to see the sites in Penwith next door.........
...not sure if Cornovia or Belerion are out of print, most bookshops in St.Ives and Penzance had them in stock over new year........
see my post about The Hood for another neglected Kerrier round !! Just south-west of Camborne, near Penponds.........
thanks, chris

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