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CARADON, a hill and copper-mines in Cornwall; 4 miles N of Liskeard. The hill is 1,208 feet high; and commands a fine view. The mines are at the south foot of the hill, excavated in granite. A mineral railway, called the Liskeard and Caradon railway, 8¾ miles long, opened in 1846, connects them with Liskeard.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a hill and copper-mines" (ADL Feature Type: "mountains") |
Administrative units: | Cornwall AncC |
Place: | Caradon |
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