Cornwall preserves a layered heritage landscape spanning Late Antique trade, medieval occupation, industrial archaeology, and centuries of myth-making and heritage construction. Three sites were visited as part of independent field research into how landscapes accumulate and transform meanings across time.

At Tintagel Castle, I examined evidence of high-status post-Roman occupation and long-distance Mediterranean trade connections, observing ongoing conservation of 5th–6th-century remains alongside the site's complex Arthurian associations. At St Nectan's Glen and Kieve, I documented modern ritual use and examined the Victorian origins of the hermitage narrative, forming a case study in how sacred meaning is constructed and layered onto landscape. At Kennall Vale, I observed the preservation challenges facing industrial ruins within an ecologically sensitive environment.

Together these sites clarify the processes by which landscapes become heritage through excavation, storytelling, conservation, and the slow amassing of human significance.