GRAVEL HILL MINE


Description:  Site of a disused iron mine at the northern end of Perran Beach. John Woodward (1688-1728) wrote that "the vein has been worked formerly, and is vastly large". During the 1860s, ore was drawn up the cliff (where it outcrops) by an 11.5 inch "puffer" engine, before being transported 3 miles to a newly constructed quay on the Gannel.

Country:  ENGLAND

County:  CORNWALL

District:  CARRICK

Parish:  PERRANZABULOE

Grid Reference:   SW765574

Map Reference:  [EPSG:27700] 176500, 57400

Period:  POST MEDIEVAL, 1860 - 1869, 1600 - 1700

Subject:  IRONSTONE MINE, SUBTERRANEAN FEATURE

Identifiers: 
[ADS] Depositor Id: SW 75 NE 42
[ADS] Import RCN: NMR_NATINV-428190

People Involved: 
[Publisher] Historic England