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Holiburn, the Giant of Carn Galver

Carn Galver, near Morvah, Cornwall

A kind giant who killed his best friend by accident.

Holiburn was the giant of Carn Galver, who protected the people of Morvah from other giants. He loved to play with a young man from the village.

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Legend
Where
50.1650, -5.6100
Group
Hill figures & giants

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A moorland climb from the road near Bosigran.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Britain by Cale Mills
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The Ledger of Lost Britain

The Romans arrived in AD 43. For most people that is where the history of Britain begins. But by the time the legions landed, people had already been living on these islands for thousands of years. They had hunted, farmed, mined flint, dragged stones across the country, raised a hill by hand, and buried their dead in great tombs. They left no written words. What they left was the ground itself. Every place in this book can be visited, or has been dug up, or is in a museum.

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