Roger Farnworth
Biographic Data
| ID | 907492 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roger Farnworth |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roger |
| FAMILY NAME | Farnworth |
| SIGNATURE | FARNWORTH R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cornwall Council |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Rough Tor Effect: Early prehistoric monuments focusing on significant tors in Cornwall
A ceremonial monument cannot function without those people who carry knowledge of its metaphysics and practice, and it cannot continue into the future without instruction in its meaning. In this paper, we attempt to recover the meaning of Neolithic tradition as enacted on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall where prominent hills can be viewed at a great distance. It has long been recognised that hundreds of prehistoric monuments in Cornwall in some way 'pay …
Stone circles and the Pole Star on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall
An exploration of the possibility of Neolithic excarnation on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall
Locations of Cornish cairns in relation to the Rough Tor Effect
Hundreds of round cairns and barrows survive on the granite uplands of Bodmin Moor, with hundreds more beyond the Moor, including along the Cornish coast. We posit that their distribution is far from random, or related merely to the territories of Late Neolithic and early Bronze Age people, especially as many Cornish cairns and barrows do not contain burials. Most of those in east Cornwall enjoy a direct sightline to Rough Tor, and Stowe's Hill i…
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The Rough Tor Effect: Early prehistoric monuments focusing on significant tors in Cornwall
A ceremonial monument cannot function without those people who carry knowledge of its metaphysics and practice, and it cannot continue into the future without instruction in its meaning. In this paper, we attempt to recover the meaning of Neolithic tradition as enacted on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall where prominent hills can be viewed at a great distance. It has long been recognised that hundreds of prehistoric monuments in Cornwall in some way 'pay …
Stone circles and the Pole Star on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall
An exploration of the possibility of Neolithic excarnation on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall
Locations of Cornish cairns in relation to the Rough Tor Effect
Hundreds of round cairns and barrows survive on the granite uplands of Bodmin Moor, with hundreds more beyond the Moor, including along the Cornish coast. We posit that their distribution is far from random, or related merely to the territories of Late Neolithic and early Bronze Age people, especially as many Cornish cairns and barrows do not contain burials. Most of those in east Cornwall enjoy a direct sightline to Rough Tor, and Stowe's Hill i…
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