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Mr Hamhead Dec 6, 2005 23:07:27
Replying to StoneLifter

"a seam of silaceous grit"....bugger if i know! dont come over all techi here!

Its granite, I know that...

Yes there was tin streaming here going back as far as the Bronze Age according to some experts. There is written evidence of shallow mining going back to the 1500s I believe.

Mr H

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Mr Hamhead Dec 6, 2005 23:15:56
Replying to Mr Hamhead

to finish Stonelifters questions..

Smelting was done on the moor in blowing houses..but i think these are Medieval things...

The holes are only on the top side of what is a very large stone perched on the edge of the hill. Whilst taking the most recent photo published I was inchs away from plummeting 20 feet.

Mr H