Swanvale oil depot
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Swanvale oil depot
Image: © Rod Allday Taken: 9 Apr 2008
The grass covered mounds are underground oil tanks. There is a pipeline from this former MOD depot to St Mawgan air base on the north coast near Newquay.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.144592
Longitude
-5.085833