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Tyack's Shaft is a component of the Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine complex, a significant tin and copper mining operation located in Cornwall. The shaft dates from the industrial mining period of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when Cornwall's mineral extraction industry reached its peak of development and output. As part of this larger mining complex, Tyack's Shaft represents the technological and labour infrastructure essential to deep underground mining during this era. The site is designated as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its importance to the archaeological and industrial heritage record of Cornwall's mining landscape.
Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007289. View the official record →
Tyack's Shaft is a component of the Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine complex, a significant tin and copper mining operation located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007289.
Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft 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 1007289.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm (6.2 km), Round 260m south of Tenament Farm (6.8 km), Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton (7 km).
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