Unity Wood, Wheal
aka North Unity, Wheal
Copper and Tin Mine
Worked from 1815 to 1843
Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot
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Cornwall | |
Scorrier | |
50.249128, -5.179007 | |
SW 7346 4363 | |
Private Land | |
94m | |
#9,258 |
Unity Wood Mine extends over a stretch of approximately 1 km in an east-north-easterly direction from Zimapan to St Neot, passing through the southern section of Unity Wood. The most prominent remains of the mine include two engine houses near Magors Shaft. One is a large pumping engine house, while the other, smaller rotative engine house likely served multiple functions such as stamping and winding. Interestingly, the latter engine house’s alignment suggests it may have wound from a shaft southwest of Magors Shaft. A sizable dump southwest of Magors pumping engine house still holds specimens for diligent collectors. Another accessible dump from Harpers Shaft is about 100 meters northeast of Magors Shaft. Within the woodland section of the mine, several shafts exist, although many are choked or made safe. Ancient surface workings indicating lode courses are also extensive. While collecting here presents challenges, careful searching can yield excellent specimens.
External Links
Publications (2)
- Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages
- Joseph Yelloly Watson (1843); Compendium of British Mining, with Statistical Notices… & Glossary; 97 pages
Unity Wood, Wheal - 0m
Trefusis Shaft - 158m
Engine Shaft - 193m
Union, Wheal - 223m
Tonkin's Shaft - 233m
Vogue - 279m
Harper's Shaft - 310m
Tolgullow United - 344m
Symons's Shaft - 389m
Richard's Shaft - 544m
Old Sump Shaft - 625m
New Shaft - 649m
Unity, Wheal - 715m
Killifreth - 759m
Buckingham's Shaft - 802m
Black Dog Shaft - 825m
Goodspeed Shaft - 827m
Tippett's Footway Shaft - 897m
Gorland, Wheal - 904m
Vor Shaft - 916m
Luke's Shaft - 928m
Davey's Shaft - 935m
Taylor's Shaft - 968m
Clinton, Wheal - 993m
Freeman's Shaft - 1,028m
Muttrall, Wheal - 1,036m
Poldice - 1,055m
Ree, Wheal - 1,087m
St Day United - 1,093m
Whitford's Shaft - 1,094m
Great Busy, Wheal - 1,108m
Flakey's Shaft - 1,108m
Old Poldice (Part) of - 1,108m
East Chance, Wheal - 1,152m
Creegbrawse - 1,202m
Flat Rod Shaft - 1,238m
Hallenbeagle - 1,286m
Gwennap - 1,294m
Read's Shaft - 1,316m
East Unity Wood - 1,331m
St Mount's Shaft - 1,370m
Park an Chy - 1,376m
Penkevil - 1,377m
St Michael Penkevil Shaft - 1,387m
Pininger's Shaft - 1,401m
Ann, Wheal - 1,411m
Bissoe Pool - 1,435m
Quick, Wheal - 1,483m
Pink, Wheal - 1,484m
Brydge's Shaft - 1,508m
Maid, Wheal - 1,520m
Bud - 1,521m
Chance, Wheal - 1,529m
West Gorland - 1,558m
Goougumpus - 1,570m
Jewell, Wheal - 1,571m
Rose, Wheal - 1,586m
East Downs - 1,589m
Boscawen - 1,637m
West Jewell, Wheal - 1,638m
Maid Adit - 1,649m
North Damsel, Wheal - 1,667m
Carharrack Mine - 1,735m
Squire, Wheal - 1,762m
John Michael's Shaft - 1,766m
Owla, Wheal - 1,781m
Truan Mine - 1,790m
West Virgin, Wheal - 1,792m
Lovelace, Wheal - 1,796m
Scorrier Wolfram - 1,796m
George's Shaft - 1,817m
Elvan's Shaft - 1,821m
Morcom's Shaft - 1,832m
East Damsel, Wheal - 1,836m
Daniell, Wheal - 1,843m
Old Treskerby - 1,849m
Treskerby and Wheal Chance - 1,861m
Tregonning's Shaft - 1,867m
Killicor - 1,871m
Consols - 1,872m
Taylor's Shaft - 1,875m
Terrill's Shaft - 1,887m
North Treskerby - 1,889m
Doctor's Shaft - 1,895m
Tippett's Stamps - 1,904m
East Maid, Wheal - 1,905m
Butcher's North Shaft - 1,913m
Hawke, Wheal - 1,917m
East Virgin, Wheal - 1,930m
Derrick, Wheal - 1,954m
Footway Shaft - 1,978m