CaitlinJust north-west of the famous Hurler’s Stones of Minions are the scant remains of a small but unique mine. Work first started here in 1815 […]
Category: Mines
Carn Galver
Sitting alongside the road between Zennor and St Just are the two engine houses of Carn Galver mine. Mining in the area was first recorded […]
Godolphin Mine
Just north of Godolphin Cross and across the road from the main house is the scant remains of some old workings. Hidden in the woods […]
West Phoenix Mine
Almost parallel with the famous Cheesering Quarry are the scant remains of a mine that are all too easy to walk past without being able […]
Ding Dong Mine
One the moors near Madron sit the three remaining engine houses of Ding Dong Mine, possibly the oldest mine in Cornwall. Ding Dong, like so […]
Wheal Martyn
On the outskirts of St Austell is the Wheal Martyn China Clay Museum. Once a china clay works of its own, this unique piece of […]