Rocky Valley
The Rocky Valley in northern Cornwall (Cornish: Glynn Duwy, dt Valley of Duwy) is a valley in the municipality of Tintagel , in England . The valley is home to 161 species of moss and is owned by the National Trust . There are several valleys with this name in English-speaking countries.
The valley was cut by the Trevillet River (Cornish: Duwy, dt. Dark river) about 1.6 kilometers east of Tintagel in the underground. At the highest point, the slate walls rise 70 meters. Rocky Valley was mentioned in travel guides as early as 1897. The valley is home to two watermills. The Trevillet Mill was made famous by a painting by Thomas Creswick (1811–1869) from 1851 and is now privately owned. The second mill used as a loom in the 18th century has fallen into disrepair.
Rock carvings
The rock carvings depicting labyrinths were discovered in 1948 and may date from the early Bronze Age (1800-1400 BC). Scientists today believe that the labyrinths in a quarry were carved out with a metal tool and are less than 300 years old. The finely executed examples of the classic labyrinth motif have never been studied by scientists. The area around the carvings has come into the focus of Neopaganism .
The "South West Coast Path" runs a little through the valley. In 2007, some bridges over the Trevillet were destroyed by flash floods caused by heavy rainfall, but have now been replaced.
St Nectan Glen is a nearby wooded area along both banks of the Trevillet, the most striking feature of which is the St Nectan Kieve, formed by a waterfall, about 3.7 meters deep (Eng. St. Nathan's tub ).
literature
- Ralf Nestmeyer : "Cornwall & Devon". A travel guide. Michael-Müller-Verlag, Erlangen 2011, ISBN 978-3-89953-604-1
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Coordinates: 50 ° 40 ′ 17.7 " N , 4 ° 43 ′ 44.2" W.