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Watercolour painting done between 1797-1802 of clinoclase by Miss F. Rashleigh. It was found in the famous Wheal Gorland mine in Cornwall, where this mineral was first described in 1801
📷 by https://t.co/W0n41DcVBc

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2023-03-21

Legend has it that on his death King Arthur turned into a chough, the crow of Cornwall, so that he could return again when needed. The bird's beak and legs turned red with Arthur's blood

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2023-03-13

Mount St Michael, Cornwall, by Clarkson Frederick Stanfield

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2023-03-03

Mount St Michael, Cornwall, by Clarkson Frederick Stanfield

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2023-01-24

If you don't know about this wild and wonderful venue perched on the cliff edge at the far Western point of Cornwall, I urge you to discover it. Built by an incredible and determined woman named Rowena Cade in the early 20thC it is a unique and elemental place.

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2022-12-15

Artoria Pendragon

One of the earliest locations associated with Arthur is Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, where Arthur was supposedly conceived between Igraine and Uther (disguised as Igraine’s husband). Today it boasts impressive ruins and a beautiful view of the ocean.

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2022-12-10

The Mousehole Cat (by Antonia Barber)
by Nicola Bailey aka Nicola Bayley (#Singaporean-#British, b. 1949, based Paul, West Cornwall,

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2022-10-17

In Cornwall, snails were sometimes called “bullhorns;” if a miner met one on their way to work they would drop a bit of their dinner or some oil from their lantern before it for good-luck 🐌

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2022-10-07

The spooky month is upon us! Imma draw cryptids!

In Cornish folklore the Owlman is an owl-like creature seen Mawnan, Cornwall, UK.

Like my arts? Get some sweet designs here: https://t.co/MJf3JwA6Y5 or follow the link in my bio!

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2022-10-06

As Prince William is now also Duke of Rothesay and Cornwall, he has also personal Coat of Arms for his new Duchies - Dukedom of Rothesay (1 top) and Dukedom of Cornwall (1 bottom) - as well as banners for when in Scotland (2 top) and Cornwall (2 bottom)

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2022-09-13

Sarah Vivian (British, born 1953)
Path to the Sea by Evening Moonlight, West Penwith, Cornwall, n.d.
Oil on board

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2022-08-04

William Henry Brooke, Lanherne Bay near the Nunnery, Cornwall, 1819 https://t.co/WbcWmbPYIb

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2022-07-28

Welcome to Cornwall, old friend. We hope you enjoy your stay

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2022-07-22

Why do people pronounce “Celtics” with a “k” sound when referring to the ethnic group living in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Isle of Man, and Brittany, and an “s” sound when referring to the NBA team?

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2022-07-09


LYONESSE🌊
..a mythical land, of Arthurian legend, stretching from west Cornwall, to the Isles of Scilly. During a heavy, stormy night, it sank, beneath the sea, and is said..on a quiet night, the church bells, can be heard, chiming..🔔

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2022-07-04

St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall, exhibited at the RA in 1834. One criticism sometimes levelled at Turner is his weakness with the human figure, particularly with faces on a small scale. Here is a detail. I will let you decide.

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2022-07-02

In twenty-four hours both Tim and I will be "resting down in Cornwall, writing up the memoirs, for a paperback edition of the Boy Scout Manual." See ya in a week!

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2022-05-21

My trilogy. A heart-warming saga, set in beautiful Somerset and Cornwall, about a boy, born into poverty, who followed his dreams. THE BOY WITH NO BOOTS is a bestseller. A golden thread of spirituality is woven into these stories.

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2022-04-22