![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The town of Redruth was unusual in that, here, for many of its inhabitants, the belief in druidical antiquities persisted until well into the 20th century. The attribution of these natural, weathered rock formations to the druids had, for the most part, been discounted by the time William Copeland Borlase, the great-great-grandson of William Borlase, wrote Nænia Cornubiæ in 1872. The interest in 'druidical remains' began in the later 17th century with the works of John Aubrey and reached its peak in the following century with the speculations of writers such as William Stukeley and the pioneering Cornish antiquarian William Borlase, who considered the impressive granite hill of Carn Brea to be a major centre for druidical worship. The photograph was probably taken sometime in the 1890s. ![]() This postcard was published by Tregaskis and would have been sold from the shop on Fore Street in Redruth. Postcard showing 'druidical altar stone' at Carn Brea, Illogan, c.1905 ![]()
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