A View Of South Caradon TeamManley  Views of the South Caradon Lodes
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	These views taken from the footpath show the approximate location of the copper lodes on the surface as shown in the 1863 Geological map and described in the contemporary Webb and Geech.These sources differ in some details from the later sources of the closure plans and the description given in Dines.The Lodes dip to the North (apart from Caunter) so their location underground will shift to the left of the pictures with depth.   The view should help to visualize the relationship between the surface remains and the underlying ore lodes, if you disagree with my interpretation please email.     2001  Red lines mark the location of the lodes as they strike Eastwards across the Seaton Valley and up the Slopes of Caradon Hill, The grey lines indicates the cross course running parallel to Valley and causing a small amount of Heave in the lodes as they cross its path. The names have been taken from the 1863 map apart from those marked with a question mark that I have taken from Webb and Geach.  Main lode was the first of South Caradon's lodes to be found and it formed the source for much of the ore in the mines earlier years. Engine house remains of Sump and Pearce's shaft lie beside this lode with Pearce's' shaft sunk where it outcropped.  Towards the Northern boundary of the sett are a batch of Lodes that gave little success, unfortunately the richness of the main lode was not to be repeated in this direction.     This view is to the south of the one above and it shows the lodes that provided the ore for the latter part of the mines life.  This Southern group of lodes extend across the South slopes of the Hill to the Eastern boundary of the Sett and then onwards into the adjoining East Caradon mine.Kitto's and Caunter lodes provided the largest tonnage of the ore from South Caradon. The Eastern end of the workings was accessed from Kitto's shaft which unfortunately cannot be seen from the footpath.   No public right away exists to any of the mine sites visible from this footpath.  On many mine sites in Cornwall dangers may still exist, many hidden.   This web site is published as a resource to those using the public right of way.   TeamManley