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Ancient Stones and Sacred Sites in Cornwall MEYN MAMVRO – Ancient Stones and Sacred Sites in Cornwall =========================================================== Editor: Cheryl Straffon Index compiled and updated by Raymond Cox ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDEX – VOLUME TWO: ISSUE 1, 2020 (Volume One contains the complete index for the 100 issues from 1986-2019.) .......................................................................................................................................... The index is by issue and page number, eg. 1/18 = Issue 1, page 18. All entries for the Isles of Scilly are listed integrally under ‘Isles of Scilly’. .......................................................................................................................................... Regular features et seq.– see page numbers in Contents page each issue: Book reviews C.A.S.P.N (Cornish Ancient Sites Protection Network) Controversy Central (centre pages) Dowsing News Cornish Folklore Glimpses of the Past Holy Wells Into Alignment (Archaeo-Astronomy) Isles of Scilly Lost and Found Magalithic Rarities News Pages from early issues of Meyn Mamvro PLP (Penwith Landscape Partnership) The Piper’s Tune (miscellany) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A Alignments – 1/5; 1/8; 1/9 AUTHORS of articles: Caroline Kennett – 1/9 Alex Langstone – 1/22 Kenny Price – 1/8 Jo O’Cléirigh – 1/16 B BOOK REVIEWS (Authors of books): Miscellaneous authors in Lien Gwerin, A Journal of Cornish Folklore, No. 4 – 1/25 Lucas Nott – 1/13 Rupert White – 1/25 C Carn Galva – 1/8 Clouties – 1/15 F Fertility Rites – 1/16 Folklore – 1/17; 1/22 H Hawk’s Tor – 1/5 HOLED STONES: Tregeseal – 1/9 Holy Wells (see WELLS) I ISLES OF SCILLY: Cist grave, St Martins – 1/11 L Labyrinth (Colliford Lake) – 1/28 Lamorna – 1/16 M Megalithic Rarities: Circular monument (uncertain) – 1/12 P Paganism – 1/16 Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society – 1/9 PLP (Penwith Landscape Partnership) – 1/11 Q QUOITS: Mulfra – 1/6 S STONE CIRCLES: Boscawen-ûn – 1/7 Uncertain: Circular monument (Tredinnick) – 1/12 STONE ROWS: Discovered: Hawk’s Tor – 1/5 T Tintagel – 1/14 V Vandalism/graffiti/offerings – 1/6; 1/7; 1/26 W WELLS: Alsia – 1/15 Properties of Holy Wells - 1/21 Altarnum Bolenowe (Camborne) Bosporthennis Brass well (Mevagissey) Castle Horneck (Penzance) Collurian (Ludgvan) Colon (St.Columb) Dupath (Callington) Gulval Holywell (Cubert) Jesus (Rock) Lady well (Mevagissey) Laneast Lansallos (Polperro) Lewannick Madron Menacuddle (St. Austell) Morvah Pipe (Liskeard) St. Agnes St. Breward (Bodmin) St. Cadoc (Padstow) St. Cleer (Bodmin) St. Euny (Lelant) St. Euny (Sancreed) St. Gundred (Roche) St. Jidgey (St. Issey) St. Juliot (Boscastle) St. Levan St. Michael’s Mount St. Neot St. Piran (Perranzabuloe) Treloy (St. Columb Minor Discovered : Drake’s Well, St. Anthony’s Head – 1/20 Wild Hunt – 1/22 The Wink, Lamorna – 1/17 .
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