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The name Cornwall is most likely derived from old English "KernWeahlas" meaning Celts or foreigners of the horn. Cornwall has a Brythonic Celtic language Kernewek. The Cornish people are descendants of ancient Celtic Britons and pre-date the anglo saxon invasion by thousands of years. King Athelstan pushed the Cornish back and set the national boundaries between England's Wessex and Celtic Cornwall at the river Tamar in 938 AD. In 1337 Cornwall was made a Duchy, the Duke of Cornwall was given the powers of a king and in many ways Cornwall was an extra territorial nation to England.

Cornwall's mining industry and landscape gained World Heritage status in 2006. World Heritage Status places Cornwall’s historic mining landscapes on a par with such international treasures as Stonehenge, the Taj Mahal and the Great Wall of China but you may not have heard much about it in the media. Cornwall's 5000 year tin mining history, and the Celtic culture it supported, is often ignored. You can not help but see the remains on the Cornish landscape though.. Tin mining in Cornwall on Wiki.

Cornwall's scenery is amazing. Rugged cliffs, rolling hills. Fantastic beaches that stretch for miles. A wealth of wildlife and birds, Inland waters and rivers tumbling to the ocean. Visiting Cornwall is like stepping back in time, and that's a big part of the attraction. But Cornwall, or Kernow to the Cornish, is also under threat from so called development and the recent proposal to build 70,000 new homes may pose a threat to Cornwall's unique feel.

The Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) is a member of the crow family with a red beak and legs, and an excitable, high-pitched 'chi-ow' call from which it gets its name. It is extremely acrobatic and its tumbling display flights make a truly impressive sight. The Chough is included in Cornwall's coat of arms alongside the miner and the fisherman, reflecting the bird's importance in Cornish culture. it is said that King Arthur was transformed into a chough when he died, the red feet and beak representing his violent, bloody end.

Cornwall is almost an island, surrounded by the Channel to the south, the Atlantic to the north and the Tamar river to the east. This varied coastline supports an internationally important array of maritime wildlife, some of which has been designated as candidate Special Areas of Conservation for the marine and estuarine wildlife they support. The salty winds heavily influence the plants, animals and habitats found here. The warm waters of the Gulf Stream flow from the south and mix with the cooler northern waters, so that Cornwall supports many species on land and sea which are at the edge of their climatic ranges. Photos of Cornish coast

See photos of blue tits and gold finches feeding their young, Cornwall Information Cornish bird table photos here

A selection of photos of buildings in Cornwall, thatched cottages, serpentine works, Wheals, Cornish walls and Cornish hedging

Cornish Fishing. Willow lobster pots are still made in Cornwall. Fishing takes many shapes and sizes here.

Many different types of boats can be seen around the Cornish coastline and on the inland waterways, check them out here

The Cornish countryside here

Photos of rivers and lakes in Cornwall here

Images of when it snowed in Cornwall. here

Wild Grey seals from Cornwall spend the day basking in the sun in the calm green waters around Newquay Bay. You can often see them in groups on the rocks around Towan headland >>>