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De Lank Quarries, Bodmin Moor

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Address: South of St Breward
North-west side of Bodmin Moor
County: Cornwall
Postcode: PL30 4LH
Nearest Town: Bodmin
Map Reference: SX101753
Grid Reference: E: 210090 N: 075440
Further Information: This was one of the first granite quarries to be developed (Watson 1911: 17). It was a series of quarries, one of which was Eddystone Quarry which provided granite for James Douglass's lighthouse, built 1878 - 82 (Stanier 1995: 45).
Associated Name(s): De Lank Quarries, Bodmin Moor.
Period(s) Quarried: Post Medieval, Modern.