Friendship, Wheal
Copper Mine
Worked from 1800s to 1863
Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot
Cornwall | |
St. Hilary | |
50.133539, -5.422141 | |
SW 5554 3155 | |
Private Land | |
51m | |
#8,197 |
1852 with Prosper United. Operated from 1810 to 1863, yielding 11,000 tons of copper alongside some quantities of tin. Today, extensive dumps remain in the vicinity adjacent to Kestal Farm. This location is suitable for individuals with limited mobility, as parking is available on the grass verge opposite the site entrance, with easy access across the lane. The terrain is relatively level, with minimal overgrowth hindering movement. There are several spoil heaps to explore, with abundant material scattered throughout the area.
1800s -1824 1835-184 1848-1863
Publications (1)
- Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages
Old Kestal Bal - 155m
Anna, Wheal - 560m
Higher Kestal Bal - 593m
Guskas - 751m
Engine Shaft - 751m
Jew - 837m
Penberthy Crofts - 873m
Old Treveneague Bal - 951m
Halamanning - 994m
Kidney - 1,002m
West Charles, Wheal - 1,033m
Park, Wheal - 1,039m
Perran - 1,051m
Watson's Shaft - 1,059m
West Trevelyan - 1,069m
Fancy, Wheal - 1,074m
Great Burrow Shaft - 1,080m
Richards's Shaft - 1,099m
Lower Kestal Bal - 1,125m
Ennys Virgin, Wheal - 1,155m
East Trevelyan - 1,158m
Trevabyn, Wheal - 1,262m
Boundary Shaft - 1,270m
Owen Vean Mine - 1,289m
Retallack - 1,311m
Verrant, Wheal - 1,334m
Croft Gothal - 1,401m
Gurlyn - 1,473m
Relubbus - 1,585m
Old Gurlyn - 1,598m
Tregembo - 1,623m
Tindene - 1,633m
South Great Work - 1,636m
Woodstock Shaft - 1,637m
Engine Shaft - 1,645m
Trevarthian Downs - 1,649m
Goldsithney - 1,664m
Flatrod Shaft - 1,695m
Fox, Wheal - 1,777m
Caroline, Wheal - 1,781m
Engine Shaft - 1,805m
Walter's Shaft - 1,809m
Tregurtha Downs Consol - 1,817m
East Neptune, Wheal - 1,829m
East Florence - 1,949m
East Fox, Wheal - 1,984m
Leeds, Wheal - 1,994m