A man was left stunned after finding what appeared to be the '"map of Cornwall" - inside a tree in Cornwall. Jamie MacDonald was caught by surprise when, after cutting a tree, he noticed the shape of the county engraved in a tree trunk.
Mr MacDonald, who runs a charter boat, said the find was "unusual" - as he had never come across such a distinctive pattern. Following his discovery, the 43-year-old shared a photo of the log on his social media page - which gathered hundreds of likes.
Mr MacDonald, from Mevagissey said: "I was quite surprised. You normally see different patterns in there but it is just unusual to see one that resembles Cornwall - especially being from Cornwall and the wood was in Cornwall."
The Cornish-shaped log came from the grounds of Bosinver Farm Holiday Cottages in St Austell.
He added: "I got some people I know at the holiday cottage and they do tree management there to make sure that it is all looked after and I had some of the wood so I can use it and chop it down.
"They gave me a call saying there was some wood here if I wanted it. When I cut it I noticed inside there was that and I thought it was a bit interesting.
"It is a bit surprising to see the shape and it resembling Cornwall as it is from Cornwall and I am in Cornwall."
Asking if he had found any other interesting shapes in the past he said: "Nothing out of the ordinary - it is only little bits I get from them.
"You get some nice patterns in it sometimes but nothing that resembles anything that I could recognise."
Mr MacDonald said he plans to keep the log and he will put it on the wall.
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