A Guide to the Mount's Bay and the Land's End: Comprehending the topography, botany, agriculture, fisheries, antiquities, mining, mineralogy and geology of West CornwallParis, John Ayrton
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A Guide to the Mount's Bay and the Land's End: Comprehending the topography, botany, agriculture, fisheries, antiquities, mining, mineralogy and geology of West Cornwall
Paris, John Ayrton
Cornwall (England : County) -- Guidebooks
Newlyn, Colonies of Fishermen, 116.--Geological phenomena, 117._
EXCURSION III.
(_Page 119_)
TO BOTALLACK MINE; CAPE CORNWALL; AND THE
MINING DISTRICT OF SAINT JUST.
_Plan of the excursion, 119.--Nancealverne, the seat of John
Scobell, Esq.--Poltair, of Edward Scobell, Esq.--and Trengwainton,
of Sir Rose Price, Bart. 119.--Original Paintings by Opie,
120.--Village of Madron, 120.--Madron Well and Baptistry; Ancient
Superstitions attached to it, 121.--Lanyon Cromlech (represented
in the title page of this work) known by the name of the Giant's
Quoit, 122.--Its supposed origin, 123.--Men-an-Tol, 124.--Men
Skryfa, or the Inscribed Stone, 125.--Chun Castle, 126.--Stamping
Mills, Burning Houses, or Roasting Furnaces, 127.--Cavern at
Pendeen, 126.--Pendeen Cove, 128.--Geological phenomena, 128.--The
Gurnard's head, 129.--Minerals to be found in this district,
130.--Axinite at Trewellard--Prehnite--Stilbite--Mesotype,
131.--THE CROWN ENGINE OF_ _BOTALLACK--Extraordinary Scenery
of the spot, 132.--Descent to the Engine, 133.--The workings
of the Mine extend under the bed of the Atlantic ocean,
133.--Mineralogical observations, 134.--CAPE CORNWALL, 136.--Little
Bounds Mine, 136.--Its workings under the sea, 137.--Curious
Stalactites found there, 138.--CARAGLOSE HEAD, a spot well worthy
the stranger's notice, 138.--Portnanvon Cove, 139.--SAINT JUST
CHURCH TOWN, 139.--Ancient Amphitheatre, where Tournaments are
held at this very day, 140.--Botallack circles, 140.--Antiquarian
speculations, 141._
EXCURSION IV.
(_Page_ 143)
TO SAINT IVES, HAYLE, HUEL ALFRED, &c.
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