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Tolcarne

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The fisherman statue at Tolcarne, Newlyn

Tolcarne (Cornish: Talkarn)[1] is the name of a number of places in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The name Tolcarne is derived from Cornish Talkarn i.e. "hill-brow tor".[2] A carn is a pile of stones (usually natural) and is the same as tor in Devon.

Talkarn is the old name of Minster (grid reference SX110904) near Boscastle.

Places named Tolcarne include,

References

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  1. ^ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel. Cornish Language Partnership.
  2. ^ Weatherhill, Craig (2009) A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names. Westport, Mayo: Evertype; p. 66
  3. ^ Cooke, Ian McNeil (2001). Crosses and Churchway Paths in the Land's End Peninsula, West Cornwall. Parishes of Paul & Sancreed. Bosullow: Men-an-Tol Studio. p. 9.
  4. ^ a b c OS Explorer Map. Redruth and St Agnes (Map) (B2 ed.). Southampton: Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 978 0 319 24034 2.
  5. ^ OS Explorer 105. Falmouth & Mevagissey. Southampton: Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 978 0 319 24307 7.
  6. ^ OS Explorer 106. Newquay & Padstow (B3 ed.). Southampton: Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN 978 0 319 24016 8.
  7. ^ OS Explorer 109. Bodmin Moor (Map). Southampton: Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 978 0 319 24311 4.
  8. ^ Thorn, C. et al., ed. (1979) Cornwall. Chichester: Phillimore; entry 3,6