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Holmbush Mine: Hitchen's Shaft complex is a tin mining site located in Cornwall, England, dating to the industrial mining period. The complex comprises Hitchen's Shaft and associated workings that represent the exploitation of tin deposits characteristic of Cornwall's extensive mining heritage. The site reflects the technological and labour-intensive methods employed in underground tin extraction during the nineteenth century or later phases of Cornish mining activity. As a scheduled ancient monument, the site retains archaeological significance for understanding the development of mining engineering and the industrial landscape of Cornwall.
Holmbush Mine: Hitchen's Shaft complex is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020435. View the official record →
Holmbush Mine: Hitchen's Shaft complex is a tin mining site located in Cornwall, England, dating to the industrial mining period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020435.
Holmbush Mine: Hitchen's Shaft complex 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 1020435.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval churchyard cross in Callington churchyard (2.4 km), Round barrows on Hingston Down (2.8 km), Dupath holy well, 45m NNE of Dupath Farm (3.3 km).
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