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South Caradon is a nineteenth-century copper mine located in Cornwall, England, representing the extensive mineral extraction industry that characterised the county during the height of its mining prosperity. The site comprises the physical remains of mining infrastructure typical of the period, including engine houses, shafts, and associated workings that reflect the technological and industrial practices of copper extraction in the nineteenth century. South Caradon operates as a scheduled monument, preserving evidence of Cornwall's significant contribution to Britain's industrial heritage during an era when the county's mines supplied valuable copper resources to the national economy.
South Caradon 19th century copper mine is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020614. View the official record →
South Caradon is a nineteenth-century copper mine located in Cornwall, England, representing the extensive mineral extraction industry that characterised the county during the height of its mining prosperity. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020614.
South Caradon 19th century 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 1020614.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Cleer's Well and cross (2.6 km), Medieval churchyard cross in St Cleer churchyard (2.9 km), Medieval wayside cross at Redgate (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of South Caradon 19th century copper 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.
South Caradon 19th century copper mine stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.