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

England
List entry 1003117
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003117
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.2 hectares
Grid reference
SW 66791 38890
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines is a scheduled ancient monument representing the industrial archaeology of Cornish tin and copper mining. The site, located north west of Newton Moor Farm, dates from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries when it formed part of the extensive mining operations that characterised the region during the height of Cornwall's mining boom. The complex comprises surface remains including engine houses, mine shafts, and associated spoil heaps that testify to the underground extraction and processing activities of the period. These physical features are integral to understanding the technological and economic development of Cornish mining during the Industrial Revolution.

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

Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines is a scheduled ancient monument representing the industrial archaeology of Cornish tin and copper mining.

Who is responsible for protecting Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm?

Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm 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 1003117.

What other scheduled monuments are near Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm (7.1 km), Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm (7.3 km), Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance (7.4 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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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
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Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
7.1 km
Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
7.3 km
Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
7.4 km
Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
8.3 km
Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
9 km
Side and King's Garden at Godolphin House
9.7 km
Wayside cross at Trenethick Barton
9.7 km
Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
10.1 km
The ground beneath

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

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