Mirror of Literature,  12 (1828), 257–58.

Cheese Wring

J Silvester

Genre:

Miscellaneous

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Illustrators:

Sears Sc.

Subjects:

Geology, Religion


    Depicts and discusses a bizarre rock outcrop in Cornwall called the Cheese Wring. Observes that geologists 'are inclined to consider it as a natural production', but also describes the pagan significance of such rocks (257).



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