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Medieval and post-medieval tin and copper mines with medieval field system on the middle and lower northern slopes of Caradon Hill is a scheduled ancient monument comprising evidence of mineral extraction and agricultural activity spanning several centuries. The site preserves remains of tin and copper mining operations, most notably from the medieval and early modern periods, alongside a medieval field system indicating concurrent agricultural use of the landscape. The mines represent important testimony to Cornwall's historic role as a major centre of tin production, whilst the field boundaries and associated cultivation evidence demonstrate the integration of mining activity within a working agrarian economy. The monument's location on the northern slopes of Caradon Hill, a significant geographical feature in the moorland landscape of mid-Cornwall, reflects the exploitation of mineral deposits in terrain suited to both extraction and pastoral management.
Medieval and post-medieval tin and copper mines with medieval field system on the middle and lower northern slopes of Caradon Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020942. View the official record →
Medieval and post-medieval tin and copper mines with medieval field system on the middle and lower northern slopes of Caradon Hill is a scheduled ancient monument comprising evidence of mineral extraction and agricultural activity spanning several centuries.
Medieval and post-medieval tin and copper mines with medieval field system on the middle and lower northern slopes of Caradon Hill 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 1020942.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Trethevy Quoit (2.9 km), St Cleer's Well and cross (3.9 km), Medieval churchyard cross in St Cleer churchyard (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval and post-medieval tin and copper mines with medieval field system on the middle and lower northern slopes of Caradon Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Medieval and post-medieval tin and copper mines with medieval field system on the middle and lower northern slopes of Caradon Hill stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.