Quarries · South West England
Mulberry Downs Quarry
In or near Withiel.
Mulberry Downs Quarry — disused tin mine in Cornwall, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Boscarne Junction · 2.7 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Mulberry Downs Quarry, the nearest railway station is Boscarne Junction, located 2.7 km away. The postcode for navigation is PL30 5LU. Entry information is not provided, so please check ahead for accessibility details.
About
Mulberry Downs Quarry is a quarry in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Wikidata describes it as: "disused tin mine in Cornwall, England". Coordinates: 50.4589°, -4.7917°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Camel Valley and Tributaries SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Mulberry Downs Quarry SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Mulberry Downs Quarry is a disused opencast tin mine in Cornwall, England, UK. Today the site is described as a 'chasm' being a steep or sheer-sided pit 700 foot (210 m) long and up to 100 foot (30 m) deep, and the quarry and immediate surroundings are heavily wooded. The quarry was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in 1973 for its geological interest.
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Background
History
The mine, known as Mulberry Hill Mine and locally just as Mulberry Mine has been producing tin since Roman times. The tin deposit itself has been described as "best example of a stockwork tin ore deposit in Britain" The mine was part of the Lanhydrock estate, and there was sporadic mining between 1859 and 1916 with a total of 1350 LT of tin being produced in this period. Although the mine is opencast, two level adits were driven to the base of the quarry to transfer ore to a nearby crushing mill. The current depth of the workings is consistent with the water table measured at nearby boreholes; there is not any record of an engine house or pump at the mine it is unclear whether these were…
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- Coordinates
- 50.4589, -4.7917
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Withiel
- Postcode
- PL30 5LU
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cornwall
- Nearest railway station
- Boscarne Junction — 2.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6933805 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Mulberry Downs Quarry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mulberry Downs Quarry?
- Mulberry Downs Quarry is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL30 5LU), in the parish of Withiel.
- What is Mulberry Downs Quarry?
- Mulberry Downs Quarry — disused tin mine in Cornwall, England.
- How do I get to Mulberry Downs Quarry?
- The nearest railway station is Boscarne Junction, about 2.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode PL30 5LU.
- Is Mulberry Downs Quarry a listed building?
- Mulberry Downs Quarry is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Mulberry Downs Quarry a protected site?
- Yes — Mulberry Downs Quarry is part of the River Camel Valley and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Mulberry Downs Quarry SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Mulberry Downs Quarry?
- The nearest railway station is Boscarne Junction, about 2.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PL30 5LU.