Tintagel Head

Tintagel Head
/tin taj"euhl/
a cape in SW England, on the W coast of Cornwall.

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  • Tintagel Head — /tɪnˈtædʒəl/ (say tin tajuhl) noun a cape in England, on the western coast of Cornwall; ruins of Tintagel Castle, the legendary birthplace of King Arthur …  

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  • Lesnewth — is a hamlet and civil parish situated in Trigg Minor in Cornwall, UK.It is bounded on the north by St Juliot, on the east by St Juliot and Davidstow, on the south by Davidstow, and on the west by Minster. This small thinly populated parish, set… …   Wikipedia

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