Amy Tryphena

Piskey Led – A Short Tale Ghosts of the old world make their presence still known upon the moors. Known by their ancient stone walls and standing stones that still litter the landscape. The walkers, incongruous in their primary colours, garish symbols of the twenty first century. The group, as per the instructions set for them by the B&B owner that morning, wore their coats inside out.

Piskey Led – A Short Tale

Ghosts of the old world make their presence still known upon the moors. Known by their ancient stone walls and standing stones that still litter the landscape. The walkers, incongruous in their primary colours, garish symbols of the twenty first century. The group, as per…

Discover the Traditions of Imbolc and the Cornish Furry Nights What is Imbolc? Otherwise known as Candlemas, Brigid's or St. Brigit's day, Imbolc is an ancient Celtic fire festival celebrating the first whispers of Spring as winter comes to a close. Usually celebrated on February the 1st or 2nd, Imbolc marks the mid-point between Winter Solstice and the Spring equinox, when the first hardy shoots of life emerge from the soil.

Discover the Traditions of Imbolc and the Cornish Furry Nights
#Imbolc #Candlemas #cornwall

What is Imbolc? Otherwise known as Candlemas, Brigid's or St. Brigit's day, Imbolc is an ancient Celtic fire festival celebrating the first whispers of Spring as winter comes to a close. Us…

Exploring the Mystical History of Merry Maidens The Merry Maidens, one of Penwith’s four remaining stone circles, are a fine example of a Cornish megalithic monument. A perfect seventy-eight-foot circle, consisting of nineteen granite stones of around four foot in height. Once named ‘Dans Maen’ – ‘Dance of Stones’ in Cornish, this is a probable reference to the monument’s

Exploring the Mystical History of Merry Maidens - New Blog Post
#StandingstoneSunday

The Merry Maidens, one of Penwith’s four remaining stone circles, are a fine example of a Cornish megalithic monument. A perfect seventy-eight-foot circle, consisting of nineteen granite stones of around four fo…

Pendeen Vau Fogou set in a muddy farmyard in the far-west of Cornwall
#standingstonesunday #kernow #cornwall #ironage

Making It Wyrd

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Visited this beauty of a crop circle in Wiltshire last year.

I wrote a small piece in @stoneclub 's 2nd edition of their fabulous zine Ancient Times
#wyrdwednesday

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Lincoln Gothic Group

On our blog you'll find posts on all sorts of gothic topics including Taylor Swift’s monstrous women and the uncanny double in Love Island. We also have plenty of rec lists covering gothic fiction, nonfiction, film, podcasts and video games!
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Title card for Medieval Ghosts with a picture of Eleanor Janega

In the latest episode of my podcast, which is out now on all platforms, I discuss the role of the ghost in the medieval period with my expert guest @goingmedieval.bsky.social

Listen free on your podcast apps, or at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/episode-186....

or watch at youtu.be/UXT9f5sWD5Q

Thank you for the share, much appreciated!

Duloe stone circle - #Cornwall #Kernow #standingstonesunday
Cornwall's smallest yet grandest stone circle with its magnificient quartz menhirs.

I am launching a new blog and short fiction site UncannyCornwall.com in February. Exploring the mysterious, the fortean and unexplained in the land of myths and legend.

Four-day celebration of talent to take place in Falmouth Among the highlights are a Rewind Party with 90s fitness icon Mr Motivator, stand-up comedy from Sarah Keyworth.

Four-day celebration of talent to take place in Falmouth

#Cornwall #Kernow

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Things are somewhat muddy in pony land right now and more rain on the way!

Tregeseal stone circle #StandingStoneSunday meditating in the centre always gives me a tingly, joyful warmth.

Top Xmas presents this year #booksky #folklore

Why west Cornwall is the perfect place to mark the winter solstice With ancient standing stones and modern midwinter festivals, the West Penwith peninsula is a land of magic and mystery

Looking forward to Montol celebrations in Penzance, after some solstice stone bothering at sunset #wintersolstice #midwinter #folklorefriday #Cornwall

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Last week I visited Duddo Five Stones, aka the Singing Stones, for the first time - wow! Beautiful weathered megaliths crowning the hill, with Northumberland spreading far and wide, and the Cheviots on the horizon. The stones even whistled for us! Very nice indeed #StandingStoneSunday

Men Scryfa - probably dated to the bronze age but inscribed in the late iron age/romano-celtic period #StandingStoneSunday #kernow @stoneclub.bsky.social @megalithic.bsky.social

Threshold by Amy Tryphena Ghosts of the old world make their presence still known upon the moors. Known by their ancient stone walls and standing stones that still litter the landscape. The walkers, incongruous in their pri…

A pysky led adventure on the moors of Penwith #Cornwall #Kernow #flashfiction #folkyfriday

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The Giant Bolster gets an outing for the St. Agnes Christmas lights switch on #folklore #cornwall

The Giant Bolster gets an outing for the St. Agnes Christmas lights switch on #folklore #cornwall

Mosses and lichens covering a standing stone in the foreground, with a blurry standing stone in the background

Standing stones are an excellent habitat it seems! Perfect for mosses and lichens to grow... I wonder if anyone's done a survey of standing stone ecosystems? 🤔

This stone is part of Callanish IV on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland

#StandingStoneSunday

📸 Mine

#archaeology #ecology #photooftheday🏺

Bronze age holed stones part of the Tregeseal stone circle complex in the far west of Cornwall #StandingStoneSunday

Knockers by Amy Tryphena William Wendron balanced on a wooden stool, wedged into the corner of the old pub, leaning upon the slate bar top. A crooked half smile fixed upon his face; old hands deformed with arthritis by yea…

A tale of a drunken Cornish miner - are the Knockers his friend or foe? #folkyfriday #shortstory

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This weekend's reading (aren't libraries great!) #folkyfriday #booksky #kernow #cornwall #folklore

Carn euny?

The mystery that is the Cornish Fogou. Their purpose unknown but my best guess is for rituals of death and rebirth. #wyrdwednesday Boleigh, Penwith

The depths of my procrastination knows no bounds when I have a deadline looming. It's the only time the flat gets cleaned! #writersky