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Gold skull ring among 'significant' ancient treasures found in Cornwall recently
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Some of these finds could be worth some real money
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Cornish anti-war activist fought against horrendous British concentration camps
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Emily was a hero and opposed the camps built by the British Empire
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Post medieval seal ring a reminder 'we're all going to die'
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It was discovered in a grassy field in Cornwall
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Ominous golden skull ring dating back over 300 years found in Cornwall
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It has a very grim story behind it
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Rare find of 'regional significance' made in Cornwall
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It's almost entirely made of gold
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Metal detectorist makes two identical Bronze Age finds - almost exactly 20 years apart
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He even found them in the same field
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Gold ingot dating back 3,000 years found in Cornwall
St Michael's Mount
It was so pure it glistened in the earth
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Metal detectorist made one-of-a-kind discovery in Cornwall
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It was found late last year
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Finder thought Bronze Age broken bracelet was Allen key
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It was discovered during an organised metal detectorists rally
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'Cornish Quaker saint' who took in religion's founder remembered
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The plaque was designed by Cornish historian Barry West
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Bude's historic lookout tower is moved brick by brick to save it from the sea
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It must have been a painstaking process
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Controversial Quaker was imprisoned at Launceston Castle for having long hair
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The prisoner stood ankle deep in human urine during his incarceration
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Unrecognisable video shows sleepy Cornwall fishing village in its heyday
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Can you tell where the video was filmed?
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The day a giant oil tanker ran aground in Cornwall 90 years ago threatening the lives of all onboard
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All hands onboard were saved including a mother and her baby
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New proof that Cornish have mined tin for almost 4000 years
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A pick and shovel have been unveiled which support the growing evidence of Bronze Age tin workings in Cornwall dating back over 3,600 years
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Cornwall D-Day veteran takes centre stage for 80th anniversary in London and Portsmouth
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A new portrait of Richard Aldred will appear on huge digital screens and at exhibitions in London and France
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The Cornwall border 'nearly home trees' and the real story behind them
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The copse at Cookworthy Knapp is variously known as grandma's trees, the unicorn's wood and the fairy wood
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Meet surviving World War II plotter who was sending aircraft signals aged 20
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Kate was visited by personnel from RAF St Mawgan
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Tale of medieval Fowey windmill with elaborate design that was almost lost to modern world
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The too ornate design to be practical had baffled a local historian for some time
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Historic drovers path in St Austell cleared by residents so it's not forgotten again
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There are references to the path on maps dating back to the 19th century
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Human skeleton found by the coast was 'shipwrecked sailor'
Cornwall Council
The two skeletons have now been analysed by the Cornwall Archaeological Unit
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Beatrix Potter's Cornwall rowing boat visit mystery solved at last
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It has taken historian Barry West seven years to pinpoint the exact location that not even the Beatrix Potter Society knew of
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Inside Cornwall's hidden woodland chapel that's just for animals
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The tiny chapel, no bigger than a garden shed, is dedicated to the patron saint of animals and was built almost 100 years ago
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Temple, the hamlet off the A30 where Knights Templar had a base
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They were in Kernow for 200 years
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