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Prehistoric Cornwall: An Introduction
A plain-language overview of Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age remains in Cornwall, from tombs and stone circles to hillforts, and how archaeologists read them.
History and Heritage
Ancient Cornwall
Stone circles, standing stones and prehistoric settlement.
Delving into the Mysteries of the Hurlers Stone Circles
A look at the Hurlers on Bodmin Moor: three Bronze Age circles, what survives, the folk tale of men turned to stone, and the open questions about their purpose.
Iron Age Hillforts and Round Houses
How Iron Age Cornwall was settled: defended hilltops and cliff castles, enclosed rounds, stone round houses and courtyard houses, and what archaeologists can say about them.
Standing Stones and Quoits of Cornwall
An introduction to menhirs and quoits in Cornwall: what these single stones and stone burial chambers are, when they were built, and what remains unknown.
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