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[edit] May 2006
The Scillonian Cross is an unofficial flag of the Isles of Scilly, and is the result of a campaign launched by Scilly News in early 2002 for a design.
[edit] June 2006
The Antenna One stellite dish (dubbed "Arthur") at the Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, the largest satellite earth receiving station in the world with over 60 dishes in total. Arthur, built on the site in 1962 to link with Telstar, is 29.5 metres in diameter and weighs 1,100 tonnes. Dishes are named after characters in Arthurian legend.
[edit] July/August 2006
The Mên-an-Tol is a small formation of standing stones near the Madron-Morvah road in Penwith.