THE BURY DOWN CHRONICLES
  • The Bury Down Chronicles
    • Story Locations
    • Historical Notes
    • Reference Sources
  • Megge of Bury Down
    • Characters
    • Reviews
  • The Lady of the Cliffs
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Story Locations

​Aldestowe (Aldˊ-stow)
          Medieval name for the village of Padstow
          Located west of Tintagel on the west bank of the estuary of the River Camel.
          Home village of Adaem, Beatrix, Arjen, and Aleydis

Bury Down
         Neolithic hillfort located outside the village of Liskeard
         Bury is derived from "burh," which means "a fortified place."
         Down or "don" means "dun" or "hill"

Lostwithiel (Lost-withˊ-eel)
         Seat of governance of medieval Cornwall
         Situated alongside the River Fowey

Restormel Castle (Res-torˊ-mel)
         Earl Richard and Earl Edmund's castle
         Located in the village of Lostwithiel

River Camel (Dowr Kammel: Cornish for crooked river)
         
Arises on Bodmin Moor and flows into the Celtic Sea

River Fowey (Foy)

         Origin: Bodmin Moor on the slopes of Brown Willy (The Hill of Swallows), 
            Cornwall's highest tor. Flows south to the sea, its estuary at the harbor town of
            Fowey.


Tintagel (Tin-tajˊ-el)
         Site of Earl Richard's castle, high on northern Cornwall's seaside cliffs
         Home village of Anwen
         Legendary birthplace of King Arthur

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​​                                                               ~ Praise for The Bury Down Chronicles ~

"Megge is a protagonist easy to fall in love with, to root for, to worry about, and when dark forces enter her world, Kightlinger’s storytelling abilities shine."
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David Anthony Durham, author of Pride of Carthage and the Acacia ​trilogy
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The independent Press New York City Big Book award
​distinguished favorite in historical fiction and book cover design

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  • The Bury Down Chronicles
    • Story Locations
    • Historical Notes
    • Reference Sources
  • Megge of Bury Down
    • Characters
    • Reviews
  • The Lady of the Cliffs
    • Reviews
  • About the Author
  • Announcements
  • Contact
  • Find a Bookseller
  • Rowan Moon
    • About Rowan Moon
  • For Booksellers and Librarians