Carloggas Downs – “a Heap of Mice”
An interesting fact “Carloggas Downs” translates as “Heap of Mice” in Cornish. Apparently when ECC (English China Clays, long since owned by Imerys) did the whole ‘beautification’ programme, one of […]
Category Archives: Geology
Rock
A brief introduction to the geology of Cornwall The peninsula of Cornwall has a geological character distinct from that of the rest of the United Kingdom. It represents the eroded […]
Trevone Bay, Porthmissen Beach – Minerals in the Rock
Stowes Hill – Rock formation
A few observations with regard to the bowl depressions on Stowe’s Hill (Stowe’s Pound) The jury is still out, but the opinion is that they are natural, but can that […]
Porthcothan Bay – Geology
Strata – Booby’s bay
Round Hole Point – Trevone
Porthmissen – Cornish: Porth Musyn.
Childley Pumps – Rock Face
Into the Gorge
At low tide this week I climbed down into Tregudda Gorge. Haven’t done this since I was a Teenager.
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