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Nine Maidens Downs
50.1840° N, -5.2530° E
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Nine Maidens Downs is a moorland southwest of Four Lanes in Cornwall, England, UK.
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Early Modern Period
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William Borlase observation
c. 1760
Nine Maidens Board School built
1878
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School (Board school, 1878)
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Stone circles
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Environmental and Natural Features
MoorlandRiver sourceNatural lake (Loe Pool)
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