Ertach Kernow Articles 2026
Cornish Historic, Cultural & Environmental articles are added weekly on an ongoing basis. The links are to articles written for the Voice, Cornish Times and Cornish & Devon Post newspapers, aimed at audiences who are interested in aspects of Cornwall's heritage. The website articles may include expanded information and images that newspaper space did not allow.
Articles are in sliders allowing quicker and wider view of some from past months in each annual section- Just click the relevant article to go to the page. For desktop users arrows are at the far left & right to navigate images, click to open. For mobile device users swipe left until you reach the image then tap to open, the title will often appear slightly before the image.
January to June 2026
- Porthleven links to mining explosives - The story behind the man who built the iconic Bickford Institute at Porthleven
- 18th Century tour St Michael’s Mount towards St Agnes - Continuing Dr Pocock's 18th century tour of Cornwall
- Toll payments helped build roads and bridges - Is disquiet over tag increase over River Tamar justified?
- Coastal erosion endangers buildings and heritage - Cornwall's cliffs not so stable as most people imagine
- Richard Larn OBE ‘Servant of the Sea’ - A tribute to the man who helped revolutionise marine archaeology
- St Ervan a rural parish researched and recorded - Moira Tangye remembered for her work for Cornwall
- Did historic earthworks and borders help protect languages? - Unintended benefits of defensive border wall and earthworks
- Cornish tree devastation a bright future underway - Loss of trees opens up opportunities to face climate change
- St Piran patron saint of the Cornish nation - St Piran and the Cornish language helping define Kernow as a nation
- The early story of the Edgecumbe’s of Cotehele - The growth in wealth and status of a historic family
- Cornwall tour of Lewis Hind in 1907 continues - A look at Cornwall in the early 20th century through this authors tour
- Sennen, soft sands and wild cliffs of Land’s End - Much visited the beautifully wild parish of Sennen
- Cornish piskies and their place in folklore - Along with their mythical cousins, Spriggen, Knockers and Bucca
- Cornish Churches supported through CHCT grants - The work of the Cornwall Historic Churches Trust
- Easter and the early Cornish Celtic church - Overview of religion from Pagan period to establishment of Roman church
- Cornish festivals help share Kernow's culture - Festivals old and new promote Cornish tangible and intangible heritage
- Boyton, tranquillity in a countryside parish - A tranquil rural River Tamar border parish
- Cornish hotels former mansions of the rich - The stories behind some of Cornwall listed hotels
- Viaduct piers a reminder of our railway history - Those stumps and piers alongside todays Cornish viaducts tell a story
- John Norden’s travels in Trigg Hundred in 1584 - Another of Cornwall's 16th century hundreds mapped by Norden
- Modern Paganism on the rise within Cornwall - Greater interest in the natural world sees Celtic paganism on the rise
- Small Cornish archives saving local knowledge - Cornish Snippets from a textual scrap book found in a small local archive
- Added protection for our Cornish landscape - The new Mid-Cornwall Moor Nature Reserve increases land protected
- Ladock: Ancient families, The return of beavers - Historic families have died out but beavers have returned after 400 years
- The Duchy of Cornwall and route to its wealth - From the early Earl's of Cornwall through to William Duke of Cornwall
July to December 2026
- Books & journals build a picture of Cornwall(opens in new tab) - The importance of books, journals and academic papers over just online content
- The treasures of St Just in Penwith Parish(opens in new tab) - Buildings, history, places and events all part of the treasures of St Just in Penwith
- Cornwall’s antiquities and historic sites endangered(opens in new tab) - Antiquities and multiple historic sites continue to be endangered
- Cornishmen who held the keys to power(opens in new tab) - Both would have a great influence on English and UK history
- Cornish environment in a changing climate(opens in new tab) - Cornish Farming, Fishing, and Forestry evolving due to climate changes
- Rare Ogham stones have been found in Cornwall(opens in new tab) - Early medieval 'Ogham' inscribed stones are rare in Cornwall
- Stithians a parish with more than a reservoir(opens in new tab) - A Cornish parish with lots of history, fun and beauty to visit
- Men who led the Cornish Prayer Book Rebellion(opens in new tab) - Remembering the men who took part in the 1549 'Prayer Book Rebellion'
- Cornish Rivers and their historical links to mining(opens in new tab) - Siltation of rivers prevented ships accessing Cornish towns
- From Delabole to Newquay in the early 20th century(opens in new tab) - Lewis Hind continues his 1908 tour of Cornwall, how things have changed
- Historic Cornish wealth provides a legacy today(opens in new tab) - We enjoy and the economy benefits from the legacies of historic families
- Some historic aspects of Holywell and Cubert(opens in new tab) - Prompted by the destruction of a beautiful holy well cave on Holywell Beach
- Growth of the Cornish ports and harbours(opens in new tab) - Cornish harbours which expanded from just fishing harbours to industrial ports
- Early maps of Cornwall and historic texts(opens in new tab) - Maps of discovery from the earliest times through to the Tudor period