Brief History Of Cornwall & Devon
The first remains of a basic society in Cornwall dates back to 4500 BC primative stone tools have been found from this era indicating the existence of a settlement (in a town called Redruth).
Cornwall saw an invasion from the Celts during 1000 BC the Celts were warriors from Europe and were largely the ancestors of current day Cornish folk.
Devon is believed by many historians to be one of the very first places in England to have settlers. Indeed, Dartmoor (a National Park in the centre of Devon) still offers a lot of prehistoric sites of interest. Further its from Plymouth that the Pilgrim Fathers first set sail to the Americas and also where Sir Francis Drake went off to battle the Spanish Armada.
Dartmoor also is home to some of the oldest structures in England primitive buildings & remains include stone circles, burial mounds and ancient settlements.
While the Roman invasion of Britain left Cornwall largely untouched the same cannot be said of Devon. The Romans took over much of current day Devon – including a port at Topsham and a legion at Exeter.
The Romans were no longer...
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