Lien Gwerin 8

A Journal of Cornish Folklore. Final issue.

Issue eight of the Cornish Folklore periodical. Each issue contains a wealth of original research, recorded lore and traditional folk narratives from across the ancient land of Cornwall. The journal regularly features some of the leading writers and academics specialising in Cornish culture. Lien Gwerin aims to bring the best in folklore, social history, myth and legend from across the the rugged peninsula.

Contents

Milva Kernow - A Cornish Bestiary by Merv Davey

Folklore of the Tinners way by Cheryl Straffon

Old Looe Stories & Legends Series: Dosmary Pool

Whitfeld’s ‘Scilly and its Legends’ by Rupert White

The Myth of Santa Warna by Ithell Colquhoun

A Rare Treasure of Cornish Folklore by Ronald M. James

Uter Bosence and the Piskey by William Bottrell

Interview: Sheridan James Lunt

Mystery of Tregudda Gorge by Alex Langstone

Book Review

Games of Giants: West Penwith Quoits by Karen F. Pierce

Found Folklore: Bodmin’s Berry Tower by Alex Langstone