Album Cornish stiles from Andy Rodker

Another stile on 'my' path to the pub!

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Sun, 07 May 2023 23:15:14 +0000

Possibly I posted this a while back but this is a different angle and weather. Note how these stones are a mismatch of styles, Modern-ish at the top and industial tin and copper mining era (with the notches) below and the rest probably placed there long before. There are records of this path in the 13th century but it's likely to be far older than that. The stiles collapse from time to time (perhaps once every 300 years!) and you see local repairs making good as required!

Carn Galva

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Wed, 03 May 2023 23:10:14 +0000

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It's granite scenery with evidence of very ancient fields and their walls, and more recent tin mining activity (although not so recent, really; the tin mine never really paid its way and closed down in the 1860s).
Best on large and then large again for detail.

Another Cornish granite stile.

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 23:30:48 +0000

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Far newer than the others in this series / album. It wasn't there on my previous visit in 2015. The path from the road to Bosigran Head, Zennor Parish, Cornwall.

South West Peninsula Coast Path near Zennor Head

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Sun, 08 Oct 2017 19:58:26 +0000

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Granite wall and stile.

Granite stile

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 23:32:12 +0000

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Perhaps rather more modern than some of the others.

One more (small) granite stile.

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 22:09:26 +0000

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Approaching the Wheal Gorland (former vast copper mine) area of St Day. The storm broke 5 minutes later just as I reached home!

Another granite stile

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 22:17:08 +0000

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On the Vogue, Treskerby path again.

Ancient Cornish stile

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 22:12:58 +0000

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Leading off from Pink Moors. I went along the path for a few 100 yards but it became so waterlogged that I gave up and will wait for dryer conditions!

Another ancient granite stile.

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 22:42:49 +0000

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I tried this path to Treskerby today but it's definitely a welly walk. Will have to look for my old wellies! They're here somewhere!

Ancient granite stile.

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 23:06:12 +0000

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One of many such stiles on the old path between Vogue and Treskerby. I'll upload a few of them as and when. They often span a brooklet such as this as well as hedges (Cornish for stone walls!)

HFF Everyone!!

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 22:41:15 +0000

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A wall, a few rudimentary fences and a stile on the Southwest Peninsula Coast Path, Near Basset Cove, Cornwall

HFF everyone!

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 23:29:09 +0000

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A granite stile and a wooden gate providing contrast. On my daily early evening walk.
Sight and sound: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fiq-rtFsc0s
The best soul / funk song ever (imho).

At least the gorse is coming into its own!

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 23:35:33 +0000

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Another staggeringly DUUUUULL day, but my walk to the pub (and watch England being trounced by France at home) is at least brightened by all the gorse bushes coming out. It seems to work OK on large.
Sight and sound. An enjoyable Robert Palmer song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyNa-ReeZc8&list=RDlyNa-ReeZc8&start_radio=1

Granite stile

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 23:02:53 +0000

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I walked this path once about 25 years ago and not since and confess to remembering nothing at all about it. But I've recently read some interesting facts about the antiquity of this path and the one-time mining community of Treskerby, complete with old pub. I'll do a bit of research and see what happened to it. LATER INFO: Yes, an old mining community with pub, The Pick and Gad, which was turned into 2 houses in the late 19th century. I'll walk this path again with renewed interest as the evenings get longer..
Sight and sound: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmrUFRIQj0Y No one remembers Mountain now but they were good. Hendrix was a fan.