Craig Weatherhill Explained

Craig Weatherhill
Birth Date:1950 or 1951
Birth Place:United Kingdom
Death Date:18 or 19 July 2020 (aged 69)
Death Place:Cornwall
Nationality:Cornish

Craig Weatherhill (1950 or 1951 – 18 or 19 July 2020) was a Cornish antiquarian, novelist and writer on the history, archaeology, place names and mythology of Cornwall.

Weatherhill attended school in Falmouth, where his parents ran a sports shop. He played football for a number of local clubs, including Mawnan,[1] and played as goalkeeper for the county football team.[2]

Between 1972 and 1974, Weatherhill served with the RAF, training as a cartographer. He was discharged after a serious back injury.[3] He worked as a planning officer, architectural designer and historic conservation expert in local government and private practice.[4] Under the tutelage of historian P.A.S. Pool he conducted archaeological surveys of West Cornwall.[5] Weatherhill was also a Conservation Officer at Penwith District Council.[6] He contributed to the BBC's Radyo Kernow, in particular to the series The Tinners' Way and Beachcombers.[7]

In 1981 Weatherhill was made a Bard of Gorsedh Kernow for services to Cornish archaeology, taking the bardic name Cornish: Delynyer Hendhyscans (Draughtsman of Archaeology).

He was a member of Cornish language organisations Cussel an Tavas Kernuak and Agan Tavas, as well as of campaign group Kernow Matters To You. In 2020, Gorsedh Kernow conferred its Awen award on Weatherhill for outstanding contribution to Penwith and broader Cornish culture.[8]

Weatherhill also took part in numerous archaeological surveys and excavations, including the excavation of Bosiliack Barrow in 1985, among other ancient monuments across West Cornwall. During the 1980s, Weatherhill was responsible for rediscovering three lost ancient holy wells in the space of just a few weeks, those wells being Venton Bebibell, Venton Zennor and Bosporthennis Holy Well, all within the Penwith Moors. Weatherhill's rediscovery of Venton Bebibell lead to the reviving of the tradition of "dolly dunking" by the Cornish Ancient Sites Protection Network (CASPN) in 2004. More recently, restoration work has been carried out on Bosporthennis Well.

Works

  1. The Lyonesse Stone, Tabb House 1991
  2. Seat of Storms, Tabb House 1997
  3. The Tinners' Way, Tabb House 2011

Notes and References

  1. News: Smith. Steven. 2020-07-23. Community in mourning for 'truly great Cornishman' from Falmouth who has passed away. The Packet. 26 February 2021.
  2. http://gorsedhkernow.org.uk/bards.html Bards
  3. News: In Memoriam: Craig Weatherhill . . 83 . September 2020 . 11.
  4. Book: Craig Weatherhill. The Promontory People. 2018. Francis Boutle Publishers. 9781916490611.
  5. Web site: Perthi cov (Remember) Craig Weatherhill. Cornwall24.net. July 2020. Association for Cornish Heritage. 26 February 2021.
  6. Web site: Obituaries and Memorials Craig Weatherhill. Biscoe. Bert. Bert Biscoe. July 2020. Association for Cornish Heritage. 26 February 2021. 20 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210120023718/https://www.cornwallheritage.com/news-blogs/obituaries-and-memorials/obituaries-and-memorials-craig-weatherhill/. dead.
  7. Book: Craig Weatherhill. Jowal Lethesow. 2009. Evertype. 9781904808305.
  8. News: 2020-07-16. Gorsedh announces prestigious medal winners. The Packet. 26 February 2021.

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