Location:
England
Coordinates:
50.2661, -5.0527
Events at Cornwall (4)
2000 BC
ID: 5358
Cornwall tin mining begins - essential for bronze production, traded across Europe to Mediterranean
ID: 5358
1200 BC
ID: 5338
Tin trade disruption - Bronze Age collapse disrupts Cornwall-Mediterranean tin routes crucial for bronze production
ID: 5338
55 BC
ID: 5359
Caesar notes British tin - describes Cornwall tin mines in Gallic Wars, attempts to control trade routes
ID: 5359
560
ID: 4182
St. Samson of Dol slays dragon - Welsh bishop kills dragon in Cornwall cave while traveling to Brittany (Celtic hagiographies)
ID: 4182