Does any one know much about the adit in Troon near Camborne, its accessible via a decline in new street which was used to collect drinking water before mains supply.

I know its collapsed and caused a lot of problems with subsidence and work is now being carried out to drain the water away, i have been down into the adit but couldn't get far, it springs up from one end of the adit, and disappears down the other side was wondering if any one knows where it drains from and to? I have tried my best to get hold of maps but nothing seems to show the route it takes, seems no one really knows much about it.

Looks like you have done a lot of enquiring about this in the past.
So things like the spring on the old maps and the new maps by the council showing where they are putting the new works, you probably know about ?

It is interesting that the orientation of the adit is on the same line as the lode from Bolenowe mine on Hamilton Jenkins maps
if you extrapolate it, it runs along the same course. As shallow worked lodes were often turned into adits I do wonder!

Also wonder if it goes via Chytodden to Tresothan woods and joins a bigger adit there? (the one draining Tryphena and Pendarves)

But hopefully someone who knows more can give more info on this? Do the guys at King Edward know anything on this?

---

Thanks for the reply.

I have had the help of some one who is a mine engineer from king Edward mine and he cant seem to find much, I have seen one old map where it shows a spring on the corner of a garage in laity lane, this happens to be where the hand pump was located where it drew from the adit and i have seen the plans for the new adit works being installed. But that's as far as my knowledge goes, i don't really know of any other adits or mine works which might link into this one so i'm curious to find them or at least find maps.

When i went into Troon adit i was expecting to be able to walk under the village and follow the adit up or down but it doesn't go far, the water bubbles up from a dead end and disappears down under one side of the granite, i suspect this is now blocked and silted up and once would have been accessible but now is probably about 15 feet from one end to the other.



I will post images in case any one is interested.



The entrance at the bottom of the decline


Looking back to the entrance once inside



Looking to the far end of the adit where the water springs up


A close look of the water spring


looking up from the far end at the access chamber located in a garden in trethern close


Where the water disappears

I thought it ran down toward Knave-Go-By. There was a shaft near there that had a headframe on it when Pendarves was working.

---

I thought it ran down toward Knave-Go-By. There was a shaft near there that had a headframe on it when Pendarves was working.

That was my suspicion as well Roy looking at maps of known adits..an adit running down through Treslothan joining up with the Pendarves / Tryphena adit...but I guess someone needs to have a look!

---

I didn't know there was a treslothan adit but that would make sense. Any idea if these maps are available, and if so where? I would love to see what else is about.

I have the Hamilton Jenkins maps, but it is more a case of filling the gaps between know adits. I do not have a map of the road in Troon with an adit marked, but Treslothan adits are marked on HJ. Will try to post a copy into my personal area.

---

That would be great, thanks.

This may add to the picture as a whole too.

🔗Personal-Album-342-Image-36392[linkphoto]Personal-Album-342-Image-36392[/linkphoto][/link]
🔗Personal-Album-342-Image-36399[linkphoto]Personal-Album-342-Image-36399[/linkphoto][/link]

---

HJ extract. The red /purple thin lines were put in by me as suggested / possible paths for the adit - They are only based on following the paths of existing lodes and adits not on on -the- ground exploration, please take them with a pinch of salt! The thick black lines are actual known adit routes

[photo]Personal-Album-1369-Image-87785[/photo]

🔗Personal-Album-1369-Image-87785[linkphoto]Personal-Album-1369-Image-87785[/linkphoto][/link]

---

Great maps, thanks! I will spend some time studding them.

The adit ran at the rear of the houses in Treslothan road, in fact it ran under the extended kitchens or bathrooms.
An uncle of mine drew water from the adit via a pump well into the seventies, when the pump failed he connected to the mains and must have been one of the last people in Troon to use this supply.
I have my doubts if this was ever a mine adit, it seems to me that it was driven purely as a water supply for the village being only about twelve feet below the surface in places.
My uncles house was more or less opposite the cricket field at the lower end of Treslothan road.
Judging by the line it was taking, I would think it came to surface in Pendarves woods above Carwynen

---

I know it was the primary water supply for the village, I was under the impression it was very early mine workings that was handed over to the village to supply water, which was when the decline was built, I guess water was directed into it at that point. My main interest is to figure out where it starts, where it runs under the village and where it ends or joins other workings.

I remember there being a spring in the road at the bottom of treslothan road, I wondered if that was to do with it?

Hi There
I am researching Troon Adit and was wondering if anyone had any photos or maps showing any real detail?
I can post information and a few pics, but any help appreciated.
Thanks

I have done a lot of research my self including going down there recently there is not much more detail to be found by the looks of it, I'm still working on it, i have some old maps now but nothing showing where it starts, or the exact path it takes. Please do post any detail you have and I will do the same.