Holman's and Rule's Shaft of South Caradon Mine on the slopes of Caradon Hill
 
Site Index

Go the a page showing views of South Caradon from the Public Footpath Views
Maps
A walk
History
Lode map (1863)
Some figures
Go to the page giving sources of informationI
Information sources
Web links
Go to East Caradon Mine website East Caradon Mine

  
Updates: 

The site is undergoing a major re-edit and spring clean! Hopefully all the minor errors will be disposed of once completed. Extra information will also be added to many of the pages.

Due to uploading limits the upgrade will take several months but it should be completed by the end of July 2006.

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A CD-ROM has been produced of the Symon's 1863 map and Webb & Geach's 1863 publication. It goes under the title of the

"Liskeard Mining Area in 1863"

 

 

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A view of

South Caradon Mine 

The View explored

 
 
 
 
     
  Last Update June  2006  
  Welcome to the View of South Caradon Mine web site. It is a project aimed at providing an insight to the operation and history of a large disused Cornish copper mine. 
Within this website of over 50 pages describe the view from the public right of way that runs between Crows Nest and Minions. From this footpath the remains of South Caradon can be seen across the Seaton Valley, laid out across the landscape. A landscape that perhaps is the most complete example of a copper mine in Cornwall. In describing this amazing view the history, operation and layout of one of the county's most famous mines is explained. 

Geo-Cities sometimes block the site when it becomes too popular, I apologise if you have had trouble getting access. Any willing hosts out there willing to give us a free home please drop us a line. 

The Sites objectives.  

  • To encourage the awareness of history in the landscape. 
  • To give examples of the interpretation of an Industrial landscape. 
  • To record and hopefully add to the knowledge of this very important site. 
  • To illustrate Cornish mining terms and technology. 
South Caradon Mine was one of the largest copper mines in Cornwall, and one with a fascinating history. It is an enterprise with a rags to riches story and one that had a huge impact on the social, financial and transport history of South East Cornwall. The emigration that resulted from its final closure spread this impact around the world to wherever metal was mined. 

The mine now forms an important part of the Cornish World heritage site bid.
 

" Far beneath the embankment on which we stood, men women and children were breaking and washing ore in a perfect marsh of copper coloured mud and copper coloured water. We had penetrated to the very centre of the noise, the bustle, and the population on the surface of a great mine"  
 

Wilkie Collins a Victorian Novelist describing the view from the Looe and Caradon Railway.
Rambles beyond Railways 1851 

 Important Note 
  
On many mine sites in Cornwall dangers may still exist, many hidden.  
This web site is published as a resource to those using public rights of way.