2026 Day 243

 2026 Dedh Dew Cans Dogens ha Trei

De Lün, üdnegves warn ügens mis Est
Monday, 31st August

Nag ew Kernow pow platt. Nag ewa goon wastys naneyl. Tiredh menedh ew, gen oll sortow nansow. Ma nebes nansow down, leun a wedh. Nans a'n par na ew henwys "glynn". Otta an "Glynn Valley" gen ponsvorr (ponsfordh) a-dreus, a-ûgh an gwedh. Ma glynn aral ogas dhe Treth Heyl. Henn ew henwys Glynn Dowrgeun. Lowarth famos ewa lebmyn. Ma va ow mos war nans dhe Dowrgeun. Eus dowrgeun kevys whath e'n dowr reb an treth? Ma bargen tir (tre) reb glynnen. Whei ell gweles nans bian en mappa, ow mos war nans dhe vrâssa coos.

Cornwall is not a flat country. Neither is it a featureless plain. It's hilly country, with all sorts of valleys. There are some deep valleys, full of trees. Such a valley is called a "glynn". Here is the "Glynn Valley" with a viaduct across, above the trees. There is another wooded valley near to Helford Passage. That is called Glendurgan. It is now a famous garden. It goes down to Durgan (a place of otters). Are there still any otters found in the river by the ferry? There is also a farm by a small wooded valley. You can see a little valley in the map, going downhill to a larger wood.

GLYNN (Glyn 1351)                                

Glynn = “deep valley” (so Glynn Valley on the map is repetition)

GLENDURGAN (mod.)                            

Glynn Dowrgeun = “deep valley at Durgan”

(glynn = deep valley, Durgan see below)

DURGAN (Dourgen 1813)                     

Dowrgeun = “place of otters”

(dowr = water or river + keun = dogs)

CARGLONNAN (Kylglynan 1327)         

Kilglynen = “ridge by a small deep valley”

(kil = back -usually a prefix, glynn + diminutive en = small deep valley)