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.
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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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