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Minions ((コーンウォール語:Menyon)) is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the eastern flank of Bodmin Moor northwest of Caradon Hill approximately four miles (6 km) north of Liskeard.〔Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 ''Plymouth & Launceston'' ISBN 978-0-319-23146-3〕 Minions is first recorded in 1613 and its meaning is unknown.〔Weatherhill, Craig (2009) ''A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-names''. Westport, Mayo: Evertype; p. 49〕 A stone circle known as the Hurlers is located on the west side of the village. Several other tumuli are also in the area, including Rillaton round barrow, where a Bronze Age gold beaker was discovered. The Cheesewring, a distinctive rock formation, is a mile northwest. ==Geography== Minions is in the former Caradon administrative district and in the parish of Linkinhorne. At it is said to be the highest village in Cornwall. The village is dominated by Caradon Hill, standing at high, on which there is a TV transmission mast on the summit. As a result, there is a road leading up to the summit from Minions.〔 On the western flank of the hill, a quarry recently started up again, cutting granite boulders. As well as this working quarry, there is many other disused quarries and mine buildings in the area due to the village's mining heritage. Unlike in the west of Cornwall, there is no plans to reopen the tin and copper mines in the area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Minions, Cornwall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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