Drainage Adit

Part of Uny, Wheal


Copper, Ochre, Tin, and Pyrite Mine

Nov 11th, 2024 from Dines by aricooperdavis

Dec 26th, 2024 by BertyBasset



Cornwall
Redruth
50.2245407, -5.2383118
SW 6911 4108
Private Land
110m
#26,565


This is the Drainage Adit from Wheal Uny to the East. Little remains on the surface today in 2024 except a slow flow of water from the run-in adit portal (although it is possible that it has not been positively identified).

Run in adit portal, 2024
Run in adit portal, 2024



Dines:

Drainage adit leaves the western end of Adit Level, 90 fms. W. of Incline Shaft, and, driven 150 fms. N. by W., comes to surface by the stream 120 yds. S.S.W. of St. Uny’s Church; Adit Level east connects with the workings of Wheal Buckett’s. A crosscut 90 fms. N. and 30fms. S. leaves the 30- fm. Level at 8 fms. W. of Goodings’s Shaft.







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