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pyromark
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12 years ago

I often walk the dogs up here and always wondered what was below.

There are signs warning of mine workings and I found a couple of metal doors in the ground by the road. They have pipes with the sound of water pumping from a concrete plug, I was wondering if this was water pumped from an old shaft for the campsite?

I wouldn't have thought it was a borehole because its so far away from the site.

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Morlock
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12 years ago

Old Maps has two shafts marked which seem to be associated with Wheal Trebarvah, one at 150 metres from cliff with the second being at 250 metres.

Edit: Seems to have a few different names.

http://www.cornwallinfocus.co.uk/history/trebarvah.php

pyromark
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12 years ago

I meant Perran Sands near Perranporth

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Morlock
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12 years ago

That the place around Perran Sands Holiday Centre?

If so plenty of shafts about. :)

Edit: Do you have a FlashEarth link for your specific area of interest?

pyromark
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12 years ago

Yes thats the one, was wondering if anything is open up there

This is where i think the metal doors are:

http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=50.355424&lon=-5.131353&z=18.9&r=0&src=msa

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Morlock
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12 years ago

Only shaft that appears on Old Maps, (and the tip is still marked as such) is here.

http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=50.353135&lon=-5.134028&z=18.7&r=0&src=msa

Dozens of other shafts are marked in the area but only the one above is near your link.

pyromark
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12 years ago

I could be off on my link, but that looks like it could be it. I will get some photos and post them.

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Morlock
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12 years ago

Will be interesting to see what's on the site.

arnie187
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12 years ago

Very interesting. I spent a few good simmersr a perran sands .be nice to see pics:)