Cambridge:
PRINTED BY JOHN CLAY, M.A.
AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS

CONTENTS

PAGE
1.[County and Shire. Meaning of the Word]1
2.[General Characteristics]3
3.[Size, Shape, Boundaries]5
4.[Surface and General Features]8
5.[Watershed, Rivers]13
6.[Geology and Soil]19
7.[Natural History]26
8.[Around the Coast. From Morwenstow to Land's End]31
9.[Around the Coast. From Land's End to Rame Head]41
10.[The Coast—Gains and Losses]51
11.[The Coast—Tides, Islands, and Lighthouses]57
12.[Climate—Rainfall]61
13.[People—Race, Dialect, Population]67
14.[Agriculture—Main Cultivations. Stock]72
15.[Industries and Manufactures]79
16.[Minerals and Mining]80
17.[Fisheries]88
18.[Shipping and Trade]94
19.[History]97
20.[Antiquities: Prehistoric, Roman, Celtic, Saxon]106
21.[Architecture: (a) Ecclesiastical]114
22.[Architecture: (b) Military—Castles]125
23.[Architecture: (c) Domestic and Monastic]128
24.[Communications—Roads, Railways]132
25.[Administration and Divisions, Ancient and Modern]135
26.[Roll of Honour]140
27.[The Chief Towns and Villages of Cornwall]148
28.[Diagrams]160

ILLUSTRATIONS

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[Luxulyan Village]4
[Dozmare Pool]5
[The Tamar, near Calstock]7
[Grimsby Channel and Eastern Islands, Scilly]8
[Bodmin]8
[Rough Tor]10
[St Keyne's Well, Liskeard]13
[On the Camel]14
[Wadebridge]15
[Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash]17
[The Cheesewring]24
[In a Cornish Garden]28
[Bude Breakwater]32
[King Arthur's Castle, Tintagel]33
[Bodruthan Steps]34
[Newquay Harbour]37
[The Wharf, St Ives]39
[Land's End]41
[Newlyn Pier]42
[St Michael's Mount]43
[Kynance Cove and the Lizard]44
[Mullion Cove]46
[Falmouth, from Flushing]48
[Polperro]49
[Looe]49
[Perranporth Rocks]54
[Round Island, Scilly]58
[The Longships Lighthouse]59
[Eddystone Lighthouse]60
[Miners: Camborne]69
["First and Last House", Land's End]72
[Flower Farming, Scilly]77
[Poldhu Hotel and the Marconi Station]79
[King Edward Mine, Camborne]81
[China Clay Quarries, Porthpean]84
[Delabole Slate Quarries]86
[Shipping Slate, Port Gavin]87
[Pilchard Boats, Mevagissey]89
[The Huers' House, Newquay]91
[Pilchard Boats, St Ives Harbour]92
[Landing Fish, Newlyn]94
[The St Vincent's Anchor, Falmouth]95
[The Nine Maidens, St Columb Major]99
[St Mawes, Falmouth Harbour]105
[Lanyon Cromlech]108
[The Merry Maidens, St Buryan]109
[St Cleer: Monument to Doniert, son of
Caradoc, died a.d. 872.]		111
[Mawgan Cross]112
[St Buryan Cross]114
[Buried Church, Perranporth]117
[Norman Doorway, St Germans Church]117
[Tympanum, Egloskerry Church]119
[Lanteglos Church]119
[Launceston Church]121
[Landewednack Church]123
[Dupath Well, Callington]124
[St Mawes Castle]127
[Cothele]130
[The Old Post Office, Tintagel]132
[A Cornish Stile]133
[The Old Guildhall and Pillory, Looe]138
[Captain Bligh]141
[Sir Humphry Davy]144
[John Opie]146
[Fowey]150
[Helston from Bullock Lane]151
[Launceston]152
[Looe]153
[Cross in Churchyard, St Columb]156
[Truro]159

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