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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Okeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin mine'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.
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.