Penzance Lecture – Celestial Footprints: An Archaeoastronomical Journey Inspired by Lockyer’s Legacy

Thursday 6 March 2025, 7.30pm
Queens Hotel, Penzance TR18 4HG

Carolyn Kennett
Carolyn is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and currently serves as the Chair of the Society for the History of Astronomy. She is the author of several books, including Cosmos (2024), Uranus and Neptune (2022), and Sites of Prehistoric Bodmin Moor (2022). Her research focuses on how ancient communities in Cornwall and the southwest of Britain connected with the night sky.

Why Now?
This is the centenary year of Mary Lockyer becoming a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. Mary was more than just a companion to her husband Norman and her work was published alongside his in Nature magazine, and together they founded the Society for the Astronomical Study of Ancient Stone Monuments in Penzance. In this talk Carolyn revisits archaeological sites that the Lockyers explored during their tour of the southwest of Britain in search of astronomical alignments, compares their ideas to those from modern archaeoastronomy, and pays homage to Mary Lockyer’s contributions.

Free of charge – pre-booking required
If you are not a CAS Member we welcome a £3.00 donation at the door towards costs.

To book please email: mikecaspz@outlook.com