Grumble Common Tin Mine

United Kingdom / England / Penzance /
 Medieval / Middle Ages, tin mine, disused mine
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An area of Medieval or later tinworking earthworks recorded on Grumble Common. An archaeological field survey in 1985 found the earthworks covering an area of 3 hectares comprising long linear openworks between 10-16 metres wide. A shaft 8 metres in diameter was recorded within the northern area of the site.

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Coordinates:   50°6'41"N   5°37'3"W
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