West Mary Ann


Lead Mine

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot



Cornwall
Menheniot
50.445923, -4.43093
SX 2750 6350
Private Land
90m
#9,342


An ancient lead mine situated on the eastern bank of the river Seaton, across from Roseland village. The mine operated on a southeast-trending lode, accessed via a shaft that descends vertically to adit level (27 fathoms), then follows the dip of the lode to a depth of 55 fathoms. The adit starts near the river and extends 175 fathoms in the east-northeast direction, intersecting the lode at 130 fathoms from its entrance and 15 fathoms southeast of the shaft.


Publications (1)

  • Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol2, The; 335 pages





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