Tolcarne (Cornish: Talkarn)[1] is the name of a number of places in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The name Tolcarne is derived from Cornish Talkarn i.e. "hill-brow tor".[2] A carn is a pile of stones (usually natural) and is the same as tor in Devon.

The fisherman statue at Tolcarne, Newlyn

Talkarn is the old name of Minster (grid reference SX110904) near Boscastle.

Places named Tolcarne include,

References

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  1. ^ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel. Cornish Language Partnership.
  2. ^ Weatherhill, Craig (2009) A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names. Westport, Mayo: Evertype; p. 66
  3. ^ Cooke, Ian McNeil (2001). Crosses and Churchway Paths in the Land's End Peninsula, West Cornwall. Parishes of Paul & Sancreed. Bosullow: Men-an-Tol Studio. p. 9.
  4. ^ a b c OS Explorer Map. Redruth and St Agnes (Map) (B2 ed.). Southampton: Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 978 0 319 24034 2.
  5. ^ OS Explorer 105. Falmouth & Mevagissey. Southampton: Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 978 0 319 24307 7.
  6. ^ OS Explorer 106. Newquay & Padstow (B3 ed.). Southampton: Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN 978 0 319 24016 8.
  7. ^ OS Explorer 109. Bodmin Moor (Map). Southampton: Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 978 0 319 24311 4.
  8. ^ Thorn, C. et al., ed. (1979) Cornwall. Chichester: Phillimore; entry 3,6