Our Trip to Britain in August 2023: Part 2 Mousehole and Ancient Sites in Cornwall

 

During our stay in Cornwall,UK, we visited several other places after Land's End.

We hiked on steepfootpaths down to the small fishing village of Mousehole, pronounced ‘Mouzelle’.The header image shows the view from the hill overlooking Mousehole.

 One morning, we visitedthe local megaliths, the Merry Maidens stone circle. We often passed isolatedmegaliths and stone crosses, although we don’t know if they were standing atthe original sites.

 

Another afternoon wewalked to a hill top with a pile of rocks called Chapel Carn Brea. Five Dartmoorponies were grazing near the rocks. I took a picture of three horses.

 On the same day, wehiked across footpaths to another hill with an ancient site called BartineCastle. Most of the stones were deep in the heather and gorse. We found a Holywell on top of the hill. Stones are placed around a well of water from aspring.

 Finally, here’s a hazy viewover lovely Porthcurno Beach with light yellow sand and turquoise-hued sea. Twoponies were sheltering in the rocks. The cliffs are steep here and rain wasforecast, so we refrained from climbing into the crowded beach.

After our week inCornwall, we drove to my brother’s house for more family get-togethers. Peoplein their extended family often drop in for a meal or stay the night. 

 

This will probably bemy last post from the UK since we’re flying back to Atlanta in a couple of days. 

If you missed Part 2,look here –

https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2023/08/our-trip-to-britain-in-august-2023-part.html