South Kit Hill Mine

aka South Kitt Hill Mine or Cornwall Great Consols

Tin Mine
Worked until 1883

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot



Cornwall
Kelly Bray
50.516145, -4.294879
SX 3740 7100
Open Access
301m
#7,939


One of the primary mines located in the area known locally as the ‘hollow hill.’ Presently, there are few remaining structures at the site: a stack and an area where a notable engine house once stood (demolished in the 1970s). However, as Kit Hill is accessible to the public, visitors can explore these remnants at any time.

The mine operated from 1870 to 1883, extracting tin from a north-dipping lode situated in the southern part of the Kit Hill complex. The main shaft of the mine reached a depth of 52 fathoms. There are indications that this lode might have been an extension of the Great South Lode from the nearby Redmoor mine. Despite the filled and fenced shaft, some features such as buddles, scant remains of stamps and dressing floors, as well as traces of the balance and angle bob pits, are still visible at the site.


Publications (2)

  • Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol2, The; 335 pages
  • Fellows, Roy; Cornwall Underground; 25 pages





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