There’s a lot of material on this site about surnames, their type, their frequency, their geography and what they tell us about the Cornish language. But there’s not much about forenames or baptismal names. Forenames tell us nothing about those who bear them but can reveal considerable information about those who bestow them and on … Continue reading Male first names in 16th century Cornwall
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The Men Scryfa
The moors of West Penwith sloping southwards towards Mounts Bay have more than their fair share of archaeological treasures. This fragile moorland and its prehistoric remains have in the modern period been threatened first by mining, then by industrialized farming methods and finally by the pressures of tourism and, according to some, by unsympathetic environmental … Continue reading The Men Scryfa
Cornish studies resources 