A quick detour on our way back from the Nine Maidens, of West Penwith, led to a nice scramble up Carn Galva. I do remember a few years back researching which lichens grew up there, but I've forgotten which they were - but there were a lot of luxurious mosses and lichens ...I'm sure there was a rare species - next time! A quick glimpse of a 'Blackbird' could have, probably was a Ring Ouzel, but I'll never know for sure. Carn Galva is an important as it is a Neolithic Tor enclosure. A huge fire in the 1600s revealed terraces and connecting walls that are now overgrown with gorse and heather. Since then archaeological surveys have confirmed the existence the substantial enclosure wall. Click here for more information....and there are obviously stories of giants.....
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| One of three Red Kites. |
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| The rugged outline of Carn Galva. |
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| Looking towards Zennor. |
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| And down over Bosigran. |
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| Nice rocks... |
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| ..and views over the ancient walls. |
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| And some nice lichens... |
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