Levant Mine-"The Mine Under The Sea."
Part tourist attraction, part desolate windswept cliff tops Levant is signposted off the main road through Trewellard and is now owned by The National Trust. This area is a must visit location for everyone, especially photographers.Walking around the area is free (apart from parking) and information boards are spread along the cliffs for a kilometre or so to the east-just head for the lighthouse.
The mine first appears on maps at the beginning of the 18th century but the Levant Mining Company was formed in 1820. It was very profitable mining copper, tin and the valuable but deadly bi-product of arsenic.
In 1919 the man engine snapped taking 31 men to their deaths down the shaft. Levant finally closed in 1930.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/levant-mine-and-beam-engine
Part tourist attraction, part desolate windswept cliff tops Levant is signposted off the main road through Trewellard and is now owned by The National Trust. This area is a must visit location for everyone, especially photographers.Walking around the area is free (apart from parking) and information boards are spread along the cliffs for a kilometre or so to the east-just head for the lighthouse.
The mine first appears on maps at the beginning of the 18th century but the Levant Mining Company was formed in 1820. It was very profitable mining copper, tin and the valuable but deadly bi-product of arsenic.
In 1919 the man engine snapped taking 31 men to their deaths down the shaft. Levant finally closed in 1930.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/levant-mine-and-beam-engine
Mineral coloured rocks
A rough October afternoon at Levant
Geevor Tin Mine
The area around Geevor has been mined for hundreds of years. North Levant, South Levant, Wheal Mexico are all names associated with the area. The mine known as Geevor was opened in 1911 and this was largely due to the work of Cornish Miners returning from South Africa due to the Boer War. Geevor operated right up until 1990 and produced 50,000 tons of tin in that time.
It is now a tourist attraction with an excellent cafe open early for breakfast and lovely homemade pasties that can be ready early, if you ask, for taking on a walk. You can tour the the above ground works and go underground in some of the older tunnels. Parking is free and you can walk down to Levant and the coastal footpath. A whole day can easily be centred here.
The area around Geevor has been mined for hundreds of years. North Levant, South Levant, Wheal Mexico are all names associated with the area. The mine known as Geevor was opened in 1911 and this was largely due to the work of Cornish Miners returning from South Africa due to the Boer War. Geevor operated right up until 1990 and produced 50,000 tons of tin in that time.
It is now a tourist attraction with an excellent cafe open early for breakfast and lovely homemade pasties that can be ready early, if you ask, for taking on a walk. You can tour the the above ground works and go underground in some of the older tunnels. Parking is free and you can walk down to Levant and the coastal footpath. A whole day can easily be centred here.
North Boscaswell Mine (also shown on signs and maps as Trease Mine)
This small mine was only worked for ten years or so in the early 20th century. Various efforts were made to restart it right up until relatively recent times when Geevor Mine took over the site. At it's busiest only about 40 people were employed. Worth a walk up through the fields as the area also provides a good vantage point for images down to the lighthouse.
Click the button below for an interesting site I found showing 3D images and giving more info about this mine. The area is now owned by the National Trust.
This small mine was only worked for ten years or so in the early 20th century. Various efforts were made to restart it right up until relatively recent times when Geevor Mine took over the site. At it's busiest only about 40 people were employed. Worth a walk up through the fields as the area also provides a good vantage point for images down to the lighthouse.
Click the button below for an interesting site I found showing 3D images and giving more info about this mine. The area is now owned by the National Trust.