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Geevor Mine

England
List entry 1021361
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021361
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
10.38 hectares
Grid reference
SW 37500 34322, SW 37470 34557
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Geevor Mine is a tin and copper mining complex located near Pendeen in west Cornwall, with origins in the medieval period but developed substantially during the industrial era, particularly from the eighteenth century onwards. The site preserves extensive remains of engine houses, mine shafts, and associated structures that exemplify Cornish mining technology and working practices. The mine remained in operation until 1990, making it one of the last working tin mines in Cornwall, and is now preserved as a museum demonstrating the industrial heritage of Cornish metal mining. The surviving buildings and archaeological features provide evidence of the evolution of mining methods and the scale of extraction over several centuries.

Geevor Mine is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021361. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Geevor Mine?

Geevor Mine is a tin and copper mining complex located near Pendeen in west Cornwall, with origins in the medieval period but developed substantially during the industrial era, particularly from the eighteenth century onwards. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021361.

Who is responsible for protecting Geevor Mine?

Geevor Mine is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1021361.

What other scheduled monuments are near Geevor Mine?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley (9.8 km), Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm (10.7 km), Boskenna Gate Cross (11.2 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Geevor Mine

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
9.8 km
Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
10.7 km
Boskenna Gate Cross
11.2 km
Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
11.2 km
Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
11.2 km
Boskenna Cross
11.3 km
Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
11.3 km
Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
11.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Geevor Mine

Geevor Mine stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

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