CaitlinDown a quiet country lane near the village of St Day is the only remaining engine house in the parish. This belongs to the Grambler […]
Tag: Mine
New Chiverton Consols
Well camouflaged in a thick layer of ivy near the remains of the former Truro-Newquay Railway is New Chiverton Consols. It was also known as […]
West Wheal Peevor
Across the valley from its more successful neighbour sits the scant remains of West Wheal Peevor, an unsuccessful attempt to work the west ends of […]
Gravel Hill Mine
At the northern end of Perranporth beach smuggled in the cliff is the scant remains of Gravel Hill Mine. Once part of Penhale Iron Mine, […]
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 […]
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 […]