Are you looking to rent a farm holiday cottage in Cornwall? Or maybe you are considering buying a farm holiday cottage in Cornwall to let. Whatever your reason for coming to Cornwall you will no doubt be interested in hearing a bit about the history and culture of the place. If so, then simply read on.
Cornwall, situated on the south-west peninsula of Great Britain is a region with a unique sense of culture and identity. Its language, which has recently been resurrected, adds to the Cornish feeling of being a separate identity or “home nation” within the UK. Much of Cornwall’s magic can be attributed to its colourful history and legends, from the mythical King Arthur to the smugglers of old.
The history of Cornwall begins in the early Stone Age and some of the first stone tools, providing evidence of settlement, date from 4500BC. There are also some burial chambers from this early period. But it wasn’t until around 2500BC that a trade in the export of tin and copper began to take place and remains of some Bronze Age settlements have been excavated on Bodmin moor.
Modern Cornwall can trace its ancestry back to a tribe of Celts who arrived around 1000BC and the ancestors of this tribe were known as Cornovii to the Romans who landed nearly a thousand years later. However, the Cornish Celts were of very little interest to the Romans and so they were left pretty much untouched.
In fact, it wasn’t until the Norman Conquest that the first real integration of Cornwall into Britain took place when the county was given to William's half brother, Robert. He made his headquarters at Launceston, where he built the castle to enforce his rule. Then for the next few hundred years Cornwall was rule by a succession of relatives of the Norman and Plantagenet kings.
In the years since, Cornwall has remained under the rule of Britain. However in more recent years some Cornish people are campaigning to once again make Cornwall a separate nation of people.
If you are looking to rent a beautiful farm holiday cottage in Cornwall, then why not get in contact or simply have a look online at the availability of some of our beautiful holiday cottages. If you are actually the owner of holiday cottages in Cornwall which you are wanting to let, then why not contact us on 08000 758 148 and reap the benefits of some of our experience and advice?
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