SHA County Co-ordinator: Carolyn Kennett
Email carolyn@hird.net
Astronomers
Associated People
Observatories & Associated buildings
Astronomy & Associated Groups
Structures/Sites
Armillary Sphere (2012- ) Moreland Road, Parr, from the 2012 Paralympics games opening ceremony installed at the Par Running Track by Roseland observatory [TRO].
Alignments on monuments – There are numerous ancient sites in both West Penwith and the Bodmin area which have been claimed to have been built with astronomical alignments. Studies were conducted by Sir Norman Lockyer on the Merry Maiden stone circle in October 1905. Deducing that many of the stones did have historical alignment with bright stars at certain dates.
The Hurlers (1500BCE), St Cleer, three sets of standing stones, Neolithic henge mounments thought to have astronomical alignment – surveys conducted by Brian Sheen (Wiki).
Buildigs/Institutions
Useful addresses
Cornwall Record Office
Old County Hall, Truro, TR1 3AY, England (Tel 01872 323127; Fax 01872 270340; Email CRO@cornwall.gov.uk; URL http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/Council-Services/ab-de10/ab-de10.htm)
Survey of Astronomical History 