Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm

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History & significance

Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the structural remains of tin and copper mining operations in Cornwall. The site dates from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when tin and copper extraction formed the backbone of Cornwall's mineral economy. The complex preserves evidence of the industrial infrastructure typical of this period, including mine workings, engine houses, and associated surface features scattered across the landscape northwest of Newton Moor Farm. These remains are significant as testimony to the technological development and scale of Cornish mining during its period of greatest productivity and international importance.

Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003117. View the official record →

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