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Cleft at disused copper mine, Logan Beck
by Karl and Ali
geograph for square SD1791
This seems to be the most northerly excavation and is in the form of a... (more)
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Disused Opencast Mine on Parys Mountain
by Chris Heaton
geograph for square SH4390
The mining of copper over thousands of years, but particularly in the... (more)
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Precipitation Pond on Parys Mountain
by Chris Heaton
geograph for square SH4390
Passed by at the beginning of the Copper Mine Trail.
In the distance is winding... (more)
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Ruin below Caradon Hill
by Derek Harper
geograph for square SX2769
This building, the remains of the pumping engine house associated with... (more)
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Gated level, disused copper mine workings, Logan Beck
by Karl and Ali
for square SD1791
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Disused copper mine workings, Logan Beck
by Karl and Ali
geograph for square SD1791
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Hillside Opencast
by Richard Hoare
geograph for square SH4490
Disused opencast mine.
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Engine house, Craddock Moor Mine
by Derek Harper
geograph for square SX2571
"The mine raised 20,110 tons of 7.25% copper ore between 1856 and 1873. The... (more)
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Mining relics, Caradon Hill
by Derek Harper
geograph for square SX2670
The Sump Shaft at the South Caradon Copper Mine was "pumped by the... (more)
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Parys Mountain
by Ian Taylor
geograph for square SH4490
Also known as Copper Mountain.
The approach to the windmill near the summit... (more)
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Parys Mountain
by Ian Taylor
geograph for square SH4490
Also known as Copper Mountain. Part of the Great Opencast.
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Parys Mountain
by Ian Taylor
geograph for square SH4490
Also known as Copper Mountain. Part of the Great Opencast.
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Parys Mountain
by Ian Taylor
geograph for square SH4390
Also known as Copper Mountain. This area is south of the Great Opencast.
The... (more)
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Wall at viewing point, Parys Mountain
by Ian Taylor
for square SH4390
Part of a stone wall, built from spoil from the copper mine.
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Ruins of Mona Mine Yard
by Richard Hoare
geograph for square SH4490
Originally the offices, smithy, mortuary and stores were the focus of the... (more)
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Disused tip, South Caradon Mine
by Derek Harper
geograph for square SX2769
The waste tip associated with Kitto's Shaft, the easternmost shaft of South... (more)
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Track, Caradon Hill
by Derek Harper
geograph for square SX2769
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Pearl engine house, Parys Mountain
by Ian Taylor
geograph for square SH4490
Used to pump water from the mine.
Partially restored with a new roof. The... (more)
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Holmbush Mine
by Derek Harper
for square SX3572
A view across a field from the A388. On the left are the remains of the engine... (more)
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Pond near Mona Mine, Parys Mountain
by Ian Taylor
geograph for square SH4490
Cotton grass growing by what appears to be a settling pond.
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Pearl Shaft Engine House
by Chris Heaton
geograph for square SH4490
Partially restored engine house and chimney stack on the edge of Parys Mountain
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Track on Parys Mountain
by Richard Hoare
geograph for square SH4390
The heather is starting to come to the fore adding to the colours of the scenery.
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