Nooks and Corners of Cornwall
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About This Book
First published in 1911, this guide to Cornwall offers a wealth of historical information. Catherine Amy Dawson Scott (1865-1934) was an English writer, playwright and poet. She is best known as a co-founder (in 1921) of International PEN, a worldwide association of writers.
Chapters (399)
- NOOKS & CORNERS OF CORNWALL
- IN THE SAME SERIES
- NOOKS & CORNERS OF YORKSHIRE
- IN PREPARATION
- NOOKS & CORNERS OF DEVON
- NOOKS AND CORNERS OF HAMPSHIRE AND SUSSEX
- NOOKS & CORNERS OF CORNWALL
- WITH A MAP
- LONDON: EVELEIGH NASH
- FOREWORD
- Warnings
- The Crosses and Churches
- The Churches
- The Plan of the Book
- CONTENTS
- CHAPTER I NOOKS AND CORNERS OF THE EXTREME NORTH
- CHAPTER II NOOKS AND CORNERS FROM WIDEMOUTH BAY TO ST. TEATH
- CHAPTER III NOOKS AND CORNERS FROM PORT ISAAC TO THE VALE OF LANHERNE
- CHAPTER IV NOOKS AND CORNERS FROM THE VALE OF LANHERNE TO HAYLE TOWANS
- CHAPTER V NOOKS AND CORNERS FROM LELANT TO PENZANCE
- CHAPTER VI NOOKS AND CORNERS FROM THE SCILLY ISLES TO ROSELAND
- CHAPTER VII NOOKS AND CORNERS FROM FALMOUTH TO TRURO
- CHAPTER VIII NOOKS AND CORNERS FROM ST. MAWES TO LISKEARD
- CHAPTER IX NOOKS AND CORNERS FROM LISKEARD TO LAUNCESTON
- CHAPTER X NOOKS AND CORNERS FROM LAUNCESTON TO DOZMARÉ
- CHAPTER XI NOOKS AND CORNERS FROM BROWN WILLY TO CAMBORNE
- HOTELS ACCORDING TO THE ROUTE
- CHAPTER I
- NOOKS AND CORNERS OF THE EXTREME NORTH
- Kilkhampton
- Morwenstow
- Tonacombe and Stowe
- The Battle of Stamford Hill
- The Battle of Lansdowne Hill
- Tennyson at Bude
- Churches of the Neighbourhood
- Week St. Mary
- CHAPTER II
- NOOKS AND CORNERS FROM WIDEMOUTH BAY TO ST. TEATH
- The Headlands
- Boscastle
- Otterham and Warbstow Barrows
- St. Nechtan's Kieve Bossiney
- Tintagel
- Arthur
- The Castle
- The Beach and Barras Head
- An Inscribed Stone
- A Dangerous Occupation
- The Battle of Gafulford
- Arthur's Hall
- Lanteglos
- The Forty Brewers of Helston
- The River
- The Delabole Slate
- St. Teath
- CHAPTER III
- NOOKS AND CORNERS FROM PORT ISAAC TO THE VALE OF LANHERNE
- Port Isaac
- Pentire
- St. Enodoc and the Sand
- Lovebond's Bridge
- Wadebridge and Egloshayle
- Menhirs
- Padstow and the Hobby Horse
- Prehistoric
- Harlyn Bay
- Trevose Head
- Constantine
- A Fogou
- Bedruthan
- Vale of Lanherne
- CHAPTER IV
- NOOKS AND CORNERS FROM THE VALE OF LANHERNE TO HAYLE TOWANS
- Hurling and St. Columb Major
- Colan
- The Gratitude of the Stuarts
- Trevalgue
- A Good Centre for Crantock, St. Cubert, and Trerice
- St. Agnes and the Giant
- Portreath and the Bassets
- Godrevy
- Gwithian
- Pilchard Fishery
- CHAPTER V
- NOOKS AND CORNERS FROM LELANT TO PENZANCE
- Knill's Monument
- The Antiquities of the Extreme West: Cliff Castles: Fogous: Menhirs
- Dolmen: Oratories: Superstition
- Wesley
- Irving
- The Mines
- Sancreed
- Lighthouses and Whitesand Bay
- The Land's End
- Mousehole and Dolly Pentreath
- Newlyn
- Penzance
- CHAPTER VI
- NOOKS AND CORNERS FROM THE SCILLY ISLES TO ROSELAND
- The Land of Lyonesse
- The Scillies
- The Law of Wrecks
- Mr. Smith
- The Admiral's Honour
- Mount's Bay
- Ding Dong Mine
- St. Michael's Mount (Cornish Dinsul)[3]
- An Old Ceremony
- China Clay
- Wrecks: Germoe and Breage
- Pengersick
- Flora Day
- The Loe Pool
- Serpentine
- GUNWALLOE AND MULLION
- The Lizard
- Mediæval Bells
- Mawgan
- CHAPTER VII
- NOOKS AND CORNERS FROM FALMOUTH TO TRURO
- The Rise of Pendennis Castle
- Sir John Arundel
- The Killigrews: Sir Walter Raleigh
- The General Post Office and Falmouth
- Penryn
- The Fal
- The Stannary Courts
- Old Truro
- Foote and Lowry
- CHAPTER VIII
- NOOKS AND CORNERS FROM ST MAWES TO LISKEARD
- St. Mawes and Gerrans
- Tregony and Probus
- Cornish Mutton
- A Story of Cornish Vengeance
- Caerhayes, Goran and the Dodman
- Mevagissey
- Antiquarian Finds
- The Capital of Clayland
- Cock's and Hen's Barrow
- Carglaze Mine
- Luxulyan
- St. Blazey
- The Civil Wars
- Lostwithiel
- Lanhydrock House and Restormel Castle
- The Fight on St. Winnow's Downs
- The Gallants of Fowey
- Place
- Lanteglos: Polperro
- Talland, Killigarth and Trelawne
- The Giant's Hedge
- Boconnoc
- CHAPTER IX
- NOOKS AND CORNERS FROM LISKEARD TO LAUNCESTON
- King Dungarth and King Alfred
- Menheniot
- St. Keyne
- Looe
- A Cage for Scolds
- Looe Island and the Smugglers
- The Armada
- Sheviock
- The Eddystone
- Mount Edgcumbe
- The Tamar
- Trematon Castle
- St. Germans
- Markets
- Saltash
- Moditonham
- Paleologus
- Pentillie
- Cotehele
- Hingston Down
- Polyfant
- CHAPTER X
- NOOKS AND CORNERS FROM LAUNCESTON TO DOZMARÉ
- The Upper Reaches of the Tamar
- Launceston
- The Old Highways
- St. Clether
- Altarnon
- Trebartha
- The Trethevy Dolmen
- The Cheesewring
- St. Cleer
- St. Neot
- Dozmaré
- CHAPTER XI
- NOOKS AND CORNERS FROM BROWN WILLY TO CAMBORNE
- Brown Willy and Row Tor
- Michaelstow, St. Tudy and St. Mabyn
- St. Breward and Blisland
- Helland
- Bodmin
- Lanivet
- Mitchell
- Cornish Names
- Blackwater and Illogan
- Redruth and St. Day
- Carn Brea
- Camborne
- A Word in Farewell
- APPENDIX A
- The Green Book of St. Columb
- APPENDIX B
- St. Michael's Mount
- >INDEX
- FOOTNOTES:
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