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A1 St Just Mining District
A2 The Port of Hayle
A3 Tregonning & Gwinear Mining Districts with Trewavas
A4 Wendron Mining District
A5 Camborne & Redruth with Wheal Peevor & Portreath
A6 Gwennap Mining District with Devoran, Perran & Kennall Vale
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A8 Luxulyan Valley with Charlestown
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A10 Tamar Valley Mining District with Tavistock
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Gwennap Mining District, Devoran, Perran & Kennall Vale
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Consols Mine, Gwennap
Consols Mine, Gwennap
Barry Gamble
Wheal Busy Distant View
Wheal Busy Distant View
Ainsley Cocks
Wheal Busy After Conservation
Wheal Busy After Conservation
Ainsley Cocks
St Day Old Church
St Day Old Church
Ainsley Cocks
Scorrier House Aerial
Scorrier House Aerial
Barry Gamble
Scorrier Chapel
Scorrier Chapel
Barry Gamble
Poldice Arsenic Works, Poldice Valley
Poldice Arsenic Works, Poldice Valley
Barry Gamble
Killifreth Mine Hawke's Shaft Engine House
Killifreth Mine Hawke's Shaft Engine House
Barry Gamble
Kennall Vale Incorporating Mills
Kennall Vale Incorporating Mills
Ainsley Cocks
Gwennap Pit
Gwennap Pit
Barry Gamble
Consols Mine, Gwennap
Consols Mine, Gwennap
Barry Gamble
Sample image 19
Sample image 19
A6 Gwennap Mining District with Devoran, Perran & Kennall Vale
For a period in the 19th century Gwennap was described as the “richest square mile anywhere on Earth”.
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About
About the World Heritage Site
What is a World Heritage Site?
World Heritage Site Illustrated Map
What makes it special?
Frequently Asked Questions
Image Gallery
Mining in Cornwall and west Devon
Geology, Rocks and Minerals
Mining Processes
Infrastructure to Support Mining
Inventions and Technological Advances
Mining Characters and Society
The Spread of Cornish Mining around the Globe
Education
Virtual Tours
Learning Materials - Key Stage 1
Learning Resources
Education Projects
Tamara Mineworkers Smallholdings research
News
Events
Access for All funding
Cornish Buildings Group Awards 2025
Areas
A1 St Just Mining District
A2 The Port of Hayle
A3 Tregonning & Gwinear Mining Districts with Trewavas
A4 Wendron Mining District
A5 Camborne & Redruth with Wheal Peevor & Portreath
A6 Gwennap Mining District with Devoran, Perran & Kennall Vale
A7 St Agnes Mining District
A8 Luxulyan Valley with Charlestown
A9 Caradon Mining District
A10 Tamar Valley Mining District with Tavistock
Conservation
Managing the World Heritage Site
Management Plan
Planning within the World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site Pre-Application Advice Service
World Heritage Site Supplementary Planning Document (2017)
World Heritage Site Planning Toolkit
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