St. Agnes, Trelawney Road; Library: Town library and car park built on the site of Polbreen Mine's Dorcas shaft - the large tree-covered mound with a folly on is part of the waste tip (Cornish term: Burrow) from the shaft. This was the main winding shaft for the mine and tapped a very rich lode known as Dorcas lode. 'Dorcas' is reputed to be the name of a girl who committed suicide by jumping into the shaft (by the pub) after her
fiancee died in a mining accident.
Parish: ST.AGNES
Data courtesy of Roy Morton and Roy Fellows