Country lane near Downderry, Cornwall
Going back to our holiday home near Looe I decided to avoid the very narrow road through Downderry on the Cornish coast and take to the country lanes. This lane with the usual high hedges on either side leads to Polbathic. I just had to stop here and admire the view before the rain started. In the distance on the left is Kit Hill near Callington. It is nearly 1,100 feet above sea level. The tower on the top is a mine ventilation shaft. Metals extracted from the mines around Kit Hill included tin, silver, copper and tungsten. Most mines had closed by the end of the 19th century.
Country lane near Downderry, Cornwall
Going back to our holiday home near Looe I decided to avoid the very narrow road through Downderry on the Cornish coast and take to the country lanes. This lane with the usual high hedges on either side leads to Polbathic. I just had to stop here and admire the view before the rain started. In the distance on the left is Kit Hill near Callington. It is nearly 1,100 feet above sea level. The tower on the top is a mine ventilation shaft. Metals extracted from the mines around Kit Hill included tin, silver, copper and tungsten. Most mines had closed by the end of the 19th century.