Saturday, 1 October 2022

2022 Day 274

2022 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Peswardhek













De Sadorn, kensa mis Hedra

Saturday, 1st October


Na ellama clowes carow veth. En termyn eus passyes, bettegens, tho Kernow leun a kerwes ha yorthes ha hedh erel. Ma hanow an mis ma ow styrrya an bestes dhe greia mes war gonow hag en còsow. Otta lies hanow telher gen an bestes ettans.

I cannot hear a single stag. In a time that is past, however, Cornwall was full of stags and bucks and other deer. The name of this month means the animals were calling out on downs and in woods. Here are lots of place names with the animals in them.

HENSBARROW DOWNS (Goenheyth 1650)              Goon Hedh                           “stag's downs”

GUNHEATH (Goenheth 1310)                                      Goon Hedh                           “red deer’s downs”


PENARROW POINT (Pencarreu point 1597)              Penn Carow                          “stag’s headland”

PENCARROW HEAD:                                                    Penn Carow                          "stag's head"

CARRANCARROW (Nankerou 1366)                        Nanscarow                            “stag’s valley”

KERROWE (Zennor) (Nancarrow 1738)                     Nanscarow                            “stag’s valley”

LANCARROW (Nanscarou 1338)                                Nans Carow                          “stag’s valley”

NANCARROW (Nanskarow 1476)                               Nans Carow                          “stag’s valley”

NANKERVIS (Nanskerwes 1284)                               Nans Kerwys                        “stags’ valley”

PENCARROW (Egloshayle) (Pencarou 1314)            Pencarow                              “stag’s top”


CARNYORTH (Carnyorgh 1334)                                  Carn Yorgh                           “roebuck tor”

LANJETH (Nansyrgh 1356)                                           Nans Yergh                           “roebucks’ valley”


LANSEAGUE (Nansceueguy 1321)                              Nans Ewigy                           “hinds’ valley”

ROSUICK (Rosewyk 1327)                                            Rosewyk                               “hind’s roughland”


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