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The Manacles (Carn-du and Moen Voes) looking south west towards Coverack. The Manacles (Cornish: Meyn Eglos, meaning church stones) (grid reference) are a set of treacherous rocks off The Lizard peninsula in Cornwall. The rocks are rich in marine wildlife and they are a popular spot for diving due to the many shipwrecks.
His uncle Edward Burgh was queen Katherine Parr's first husband — so Topcliffe was extremely well-connected. When his father died in 1544, the twelve-year-old Topcliffe became the ward of his uncle, Sir Anthony Neville. In 1548, aged sixteen, like other well-to-do young Elizabethan gentlemen he entered Gray's Inn, though he never practised ...
Fordite, also known as Detroit agate, Motor City agate, [1] paint rock, or paint slag, [2] is a lapidarist term for polished pieces of finely layered paint masses from automobile factories. The masses consist of automotive paint which has hardened sufficiently to be cut and polished.
The Barabar caves are the first known and dated example of Mauryan polish, dedicated by Ashoka in several inscriptions, in the year 12 and the year 19 of his reign. The caves were carved from granite, an extremely hard rock, and finished with a very fine polishing of the inner surface, giving a mirror effect of great flatness, as well as an echo effect.
Wreck of the Mohegan off the Manacles. The crew were finally alerted now to the danger, whether by the signals from shore or by the 'old Manacle bell' from the buoy, and the engines were stopped at 6:50 PM, but too late. The Mohegan ran onto The Manacles, embedding the rudder in the rock and tearing the hull open. The ship first struck Vase ...
One of a Kind is the second solo album by the drummer Bill Bruford, and the first proper album by his band Bruford.Released in 1979 on EG Records, it is a collection of instrumentals in a style that can loosely be defined as jazz fusion.
Slip makes some of the best scrunchies out there. They don't contain seams, so they provide all-around comfort for the wearer. Reviewers swear by this brand, and a five-pack usually costs $42 ...
The Didarganj Yakshi was excavated on the banks of the Ganges River, at the hamlet of Didarganj Kadam Rasual, northeast of the Qadam-i-Rasul Mosque in Patna City, on 18 October 1917 by the villagers and by the noted archaeologist and historian, Professor J N Samaddar [16] Professor Samaddar, with the help of the then president of Patna Museum Committee and member of Board of Revenue, Mr. E. H ...