Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
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The remaining landscape is dotted with waste and spoil heaps and ruined mines, railways, canals and engine houses. Also, migrating Cornish miners have had influence on mines all over the world, leading to the survival of Cornish engine houses in Spain, Mexico, South Africa and Australia.
The following 10 subsites are included in this WHS:
- St Just Mining District
- The Port of Hayle
- Tregonning and Gwinear Mining Districts with Trewavas
- Wendron Mining District
- Camborne and Redruth Mining District with Wheal Peevor and Portreath Harbour
- Gwennap Mining District with Devoran and Perran and Kennall Vale
- St Agnes Mining District
- The Luxulyan Valley and Charlestown
- Caradon Mining District
- Tamar Valley Mining District with Tavistock
| Year | Decision | Comments |
| 2006 | Inscribed | Reasons for inscription |
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- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
- Country: UK
- Year: 2006
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Cultural Heritage
Criteria: (2) (3) (4) - Category: Secular structure, Mines
- Connections:
Canals . Copper production . European Route of Industrial Heritage . Market Halls . Ports . Prince Charles . Railways . Silver production . Steam technology .
News and links:
» Financial collapse looms for the mining village at Morwellham Quay near Tavistock (16-09-2009).
» Delegation of Mexican officials visited Cornwall to press forward with the bid to recognise several Mexican sites as World Heritage “Frontiers of Cornish Mining”. (02-12-2008).
» Cornish Mining heritage bid to 'go global' (16-08-2008).
» Park to mark mines heritage site (21-01-2007).
» Pretty official website.
» The National Trust has successfully acquired one of the most important mines and dramatically suited engine houses in Cornwall - Trewavas nr Porthleven.
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