19th Century Cornwall

A black and white photograph of Goonhilly Moor, Cornwall, in early spring

Cornish History, Moor

The Goonhilly Murder (1820)

Emma Cox / February 26, 2026

Part of the fun of researching fiction and non-fiction is that I end up stumbling down rabbit holes I never […]

A photograph of Goonhilly Downs, on the Lizard in Cornwall. It is February. The landscape is flat and the grass is mostly dead and yellow. Amongst it are the old foundations of buildings dating back to WWII. The sky is grey.

Cornish History, Moor

The Dry Tree Menhir – an ancient standing stone on Goonhilly Downs

Emma Cox / February 26, 2026

Standing stones are easy to anthropomorphise. Each has its own sense of character depending on its shape, size, and composition.