Synopsis
Hugh Dennis explores the odd mix of rocks that are brought together at Tintagel.
- Programme: The Great British Countryside
- Episode: Cornwall and Devon
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2012
- Geography | Coastal landscapes | Coastal landforms | Landforms created by erosion
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