Great Wheal Fortune

Wheal Fortune or Great Wheal Fortune is the site of a mine in the civil parishes of and in west . Part of the disused mine was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its geological interest in 1991 and is also a Geological Conservation Review site of national importance for the minerals on the site.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Saint Sithney and Trevarno.

Church
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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is a private country estate in south-west , England, UK, near the village of , 2 miles north-east of . First developed in the 13th century, the estate was owned by a succession of families until 1994 when it was sold for development as a tourist attraction based around its extensive gardens.

School
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sithney and Breage.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the West of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. is north of . The population including Boscadjack and Crowntown at the 2011 census was 841.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England, United Kingdom. The village is three miles west of . Other settlements in the parish include the villages of , Carleen and ; the coastal village of ; and the Great Work Mine.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the civil parish of , in west , England, United Kingdom. It is situated one mile south of and three miles northwest of ; it is northeast of .

Great Wheal Fortune

Latitude
50.11377° or 50° 6′ 50″ north
Longitude
-5.31969° or 5° 19′ 11″ west
Open location code
9C2P4M7J+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3932597720
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q15222078
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Watson’s Shaft Engine House (Wheal Metal & Flow) and Ivey’s Shaft Engine House (Wheal Vor).

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