The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Carn Marth

Cornwall (County [UK]), England

Google's approximation of the location Description of institution: Carn Marth (Cornish: Karn Margh) is the name of a hill in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, near Redruth. It is 235 m (771 ft) high, and is well known for the granite quarried from it in the past. The name of the hill comes from the Cornish language words karn (cairn) and margh, meaning 'horse'. URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carn_Marth