Hingston Down
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Hingston Down is a hill not far from Gunnislake in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is the subject of an old rhyme, due to the prolific tin mining that formerly took place in the area:
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Hingston Down well ywrought
Is worth London Town dearly bought.[1]
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This Hingston Down should not be confused with the Hingston Down at Script error: No such module "Coordinates"., a hill spur about a mile east of the town of Moretonhampstead in the neighbouring county of Devon.
History
The hill is usually accepted as the place mentioned in an entry in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for 835 (corrected by scholars to 838) which says that Ecgberht king of the West Saxons defeated an army of Vikings and Cornish at the Battle of Hingston Down (Hengestdūn = "Stallion Hill").[2]
Geology
The Hingston Down Consols mine on the hill is the type locality for the mineral Arthurite,[3] which was discovered here.[4] There is also a quarry on the hill,[5] which forms the Hingston Down Quarry & Consols Site of Special Scientific Interest, noted for its mineralisation.[6] Parts of the land designated as Hingston Down Quarry & Consols SSSI are owned by the Duchy of Cornwall.[7]
See also
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References
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- ↑ Formerly: "Hingston Down well y-wrought / Is worth London Town dear y-bought."
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In the October 2007 issue of Cornish World Magazine, Craig Weatherhill suggested the Hingston Down near Moretonhampstead in Devon as a more likely location. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". - ↑ Hingston Down Consols, Gunnislake Area, Callington District, Cornwall, England, UK
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- ↑ Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake Area, Callington District, Cornwall, England, UK
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