All along the cliffs from Perranporth to Cligga Head are prosperous mine workings that have worked under several names and often together. These include: Great […]
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St Agnes to Perranporth Walk
The north coast of Cornwall has more beautiful stretches of coast path than you can shake a chough at, and the section between St Agnes […]
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, […]
Penhale and Wheal Golden
Dotted along the coast between Holywell and Perranporth are the remains of several lead and silver mines, the two largest being Penhale and Wheal Golden. […]
Cligga Head Mine
The Cligga Head mine sits on the coastpath between St Agnes and Perranporth and is characterised by the ruinous remains of 20th century buildings and […]