Kit Hill

Kit Hill, at 334 metres high, dominates the area between Callington and the River Tamar in southeast Cornwall, England [1]. The word 'Kit' comes from Old English for kite, a reference to birds of prey (and not specifically the red kite) [1]. Kit Hill is the highest point in the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty [1]. The hill was formed in the same way as nearby Bodmin Moor by the intrusion of magma into overlying sedimentary rocks [1]. This caused the formation of many mineral deposits that were mined extensively in the 18th and early 19th centuries [1]. East Kit Hill Mine was worked from 1855 to 1909 [1].