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Cornish Engine House Ruin near St Agnes

During the cooling of Cornwall’s landmass, vertical fissures opened in the granite and boiling magma bubbled up through them from the earth’s molten interior. These intrusions contained many minerals, and, as they crystallised, they formed seams of tin, copper, zinc, lead, iron with even a little silver. These minerals could not be mined horizontally, so…

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Headless Climber at the Summit near St Agnes

Where’s his head?! Caught these chaps just un-roping having reached the summit of a steep headland climb near Saint Agnes in Cornwall’s mining coastal area. Very dramatic views from this area.You can just see the derelict engine house on the hillside in the middle of the picture. This was shot on a Nikon D70 fitted…

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