Carn Brea 1
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Carn Brea

Calling Mr Hamhead

I'm fairly sure that Duloe isn't mentioned in Borlase's Antiquities. We have both editions at the Record Office so I can check next week, but I don't recall ever seeing it. I work at the RIC every Thursday and Friday, so may, if I've time tomorrow, be able to check the many Borlase manuscripts which are held there, as it's more likely to be mentioned in one of his parochial memoranda. By the way, there are 1976 facsimile reprints of Borlase available, mostly at auction, but even these can fetch up to £100 (I was recently outbid on one). The originals are generally £400-600 but may well realise less at auctions outside of Cornwall.

£400? Yoiks!

I was quite surprised (and chuffed) to see a copy in a Newcastle library, what with it being at the other end of the country and all. It would be nice to get the book on the web in .pdf format, though I shudder to think how long it would take to do so in a manner that would do it justice.

Btw, very nice website you have there Mr B, I love those old photos, the Carn Brea rock basin in particular. The fellas stood next to it took me by surprise, I'd not realised it was quite so massive.