Scheduled MonumentsEnglandOkeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin mine

Okeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin mine

England
List entry 1019440
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019440
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
4.53 hectares
Grid reference
SX 44543 68927
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Okeltor is a nineteenth-century arsenic, copper and tin mine located in Cornwall, England. The site represents the industrial mineral extraction activity that characterised the Cornish mining landscape during the nineteenth century, when arsenic, copper and tin mining formed significant components of the region's economy. The physical remains of the mine reflect the technological and labour practices of this period of intensive extraction. As a listed ancient monument, the site preserves evidence of Cornwall's important role in British industrial heritage.

Okeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin mine is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019440. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Okeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin mine?

Okeltor is a nineteenth-century arsenic, copper and tin mine located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019440.

Who is responsible for protecting Okeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin mine?

Okeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin 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 1019440.

What other scheduled monuments are near Okeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin mine?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bohetherick lime kiln with adjacent quay and ancillary buildings, 140m south east of Cotehele Bridge (2.4 km), Round at Berry Farm (4.3 km), Buckland Abbey (4.7 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
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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Okeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin mine

Okeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin mine stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Okeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin mine

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~17.1 miles