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This scarred landscape is where
the South Caradon Mine story started. It was from the valley floor here that the
Clymo's dug the first tunnel into Caradon Hill.
The adit
opened up onto the dressing shed floors, but the entrance
has fallen in. Some dispute over its position exists, but It was probably in the
position marked in the picture. Sump shaft was the
site of the first engine on the mine. Originally powered by the waterwheel in
the wheel pit and linked to it by
flat-rods. The yard contained an assortment of
workshops and stores needed to support the mining operations. The Chimney beside
the yard served the miners dry. |
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