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Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine

England
List entry 1005441
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005441
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.29 hectares
Grid reference
SW6805739381
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft is an ancient monument representing the industrial heritage of tin and copper extraction in Cornwall during the post-medieval and industrial periods. The shaft and its associated workings formed part of South Wheal Francis, a significant mining operation in the region that exploited the rich mineral deposits characteristic of Cornwall's mining landscape. The surviving structures and archaeological remains document the technological and labour systems employed in Cornish mining during its period of intensive exploitation. This site contributes to the archaeological record of Cornwall's extensive mining heritage, which shaped both the economy and landscape of the county from the medieval period through to the nineteenth century.

Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005441. View the official record →

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What is Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine?

Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft is an ancient monument representing the industrial heritage of tin and copper extraction in Cornwall during the post-medieval and industrial periods. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005441.

Who is responsible for protecting Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine?

Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper 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 1005441.

What other scheduled monuments are near Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft (6.6 km), Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor (7.2 km), Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance (7.8 km).

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Monuments
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
6.6 km
Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
7.2 km
Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
7.8 km
Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
7.9 km
Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
8.1 km
Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
8.1 km
Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
8.5 km
Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
8.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine

Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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