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Gunnislake Clitters copper, tin, arsenic and wolfram mine

England
List entry 1017088
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017088
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
11.85 hectares
Grid reference
SX 42167 72271, SX 42205 71995, SX 42109 71912, SX 41981 71951
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Gunnislake Clitters is a copper, tin, arsenic and wolfram mine located near Gunnislake in Cornwall, England. The mine represents the industrial mineral extraction activity characteristic of Cornwall's mining heritage, particularly during the nineteenth century when such polymetallic mines were extensively worked across the county. The site comprises the physical remains of mining infrastructure associated with these extraction operations. The designation reflects the archaeological and historical significance of the site as evidence of Cornwall's dominant role in metal mining during the industrial period.

Gunnislake Clitters copper, tin, arsenic and wolfram mine is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017088. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Gunnislake Clitters copper, tin, arsenic and wolfram mine?

Gunnislake Clitters is a copper, tin, arsenic and wolfram mine located near Gunnislake in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017088.

Who is responsible for protecting Gunnislake Clitters copper, tin, arsenic and wolfram mine?

Gunnislake Clitters copper, tin, arsenic and wolfram 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 1017088.

What other scheduled monuments are near Gunnislake Clitters copper, tin, arsenic and wolfram mine?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prince of Wales Mine at Harrowbarrow (2.4 km), Morwellham Quay: transport infrastructure, part of the water control system and a manganese mill (3.2 km), Round at Berry Farm (3.8 km).

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Overview
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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
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Prince of Wales Mine at Harrowbarrow
2.4 km
Morwellham Quay: transport infrastructure, part of the water control system and a manganese mill
3.2 km
Round at Berry Farm
3.8 km
Okeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin mine
3.9 km
Bohetherick lime kiln with adjacent quay and ancillary buildings, 140m south east of Cotehele Bridge
4 km
Gawton arsenic mine and flue
4.4 km
Dupath holy well, 45m NNE of Dupath Farm
5.3 km
Westcott Cross, 480m south east of Westcott Lodge
5.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Gunnislake Clitters copper, tin, arsenic and wolfram mine

Gunnislake Clitters copper, tin, arsenic and wolfram mine stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Gunnislake Clitters copper, tin, arsenic and wolfram mine

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~16.2 milesBattle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~25 miles
Domesday entry for Calstock, Cornwall →
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