We started off by driving onto Bodmin Moor just north of Liskeard. We stopped off at King Doniert’s Stones which relate to a 9th Century King of Cornwall. We then carried on to Minions where we visited the Hurlers, a Neolithic site consisting 3 concentric circles. This area of Bodmin Moor is littered with the remains of the tin mining industry that grew to its peak at the end of the 19th Century and incudes the remains of many iconic engine houses.
Moving on, we lunched at the recently upgraded Lifton Farm Shop/Restaurant which is not far from the Cornish town of Launceston, but is just over the border in Devon. It has been recently renovated and updated. Whilst our lunch was as great as it has always been, the renovations have resulted in a certain reduction in the charm and ambience of the place.
We then drove home down the leafy lanes of Devon and crossed back into Cornwall over a 15th Century bridge over the Tamar River into Cornwall at Horsebridge.
King Doniert's Stones near St Cleer on Bodmin Moor
King Doniert was a 9th entury Christian King of Cornwall
The Village of Minions on Bodmin Moor in the shadow of Caradon Hill is a village where the whole sweep of Cornish History can be seen the earliest pre-history to the present day. Prehistoric stone circles can be seen along with remains of huts and the remains of tin mining and quarrying of the early 20th Century.
The Hurlers - Prehistoric stone circles
The remains of the Engine House of the Phoenix United Mine
The Lifton Farm Shop near Launceston.
The 15th Century Bridge at Horsebridge near Callington
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