Trelill
Trelill (Cornish: Traughlille)[1] is a hamlet in North Cornwall, United Kingdom. Trelill Tunnel carries the disused railway line to Wadebridge and Trelill Wood is in the valley of the River Allen.
A39 main road by Trelill Wood
To the west of Trelill village is the abandoned Trelill Quarry. Tetrahedrite has been found here.[2] Also nearby is the disused Trewethen Mine which had five shafts following a lode of lead-zinc for up to 260 fathoms (475 m). A second level of Antimony was also pursued here.[3]
References
- Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel. Cornish Language Partnership.
- "Trelill Quarry, St Kew, Cornwall, England, UK". mindat.org. 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- "Trewethen Mine, St Kew, Cornwall, England, UK". mindat.org. 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
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