Levant Mine and Beam Engine
Levant Mine and Beam Engine is a National Trust property at Trewellard, Pendeen, near St Just, Cornwall, England, UK. Its main attraction is that it has the world's oldest Cornish steam winding engine still working in its original location.Photo: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: Cornish mining museum
- Also known as: “Levant Mine”
- Address: Levant Road, Trewellard, Pendeen, TR19 7SX
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Geevor Tin Mine and Pendeen Lighthouse.
Geevor Tin Mine
Photo: Ahwmay, Public domain.
Geevor Tin Mine, formerly North Levant Mine is a tin mine in the far west of Cornwall, England, between the villages of Pendeen and Trewellard. It was operational between 1911 and 1990 during which time it produced about 50,000 tons of black tin. Geevor Tin Mine is situated 2,100 feet east of Levant Mine and Beam Engine.
Pendeen Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pendeen Lighthouse, also known as Pendeen Watch is an active aid to navigation located 2 kilometres to the north of Pendeen in west Cornwall, England. It is located within the Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI, the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Penwith Heritage Coast. Pendeen Lighthouse is situated 1 mile northeast of Levant Mine and Beam Engine.
Botallack Mine
Photo: Kevin Walsh, CC BY 2.0.
The Botallack Mine is a former mine in Botallack in the west of Cornwall, UK. Since 2006 it has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site – Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape. Botallack Mine is situated 1 mile south of Levant Mine and Beam Engine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boscaswell and Trewellard.
Boscaswell
Village
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boscaswell is a village in the extreme west of Cornwall, England, UK. It lies towards the cliffs from Pendeen, looking west across fields to the Atlantic Ocean.
Trewellard
Village
Photo: Renouk, Public domain.
Trewellard is a small village on the north coast road between St Just and St Ives in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies along the B3306 road which connects St Ives to the A30 road.
Carnyorth
Hamlet
Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carnyorth is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is approximately one mile south of Pendeen and six miles northwest of Penzance. It is in the civil parish of St Just in Penwith.
Levant Mine and Beam Engine
- Categories: tin mine, mining museum, copper mine, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: St Just in Penwith, West Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.15211° or 50° 9′ 8″ northLongitude
-5.68541° or 5° 41′ 8″ westOperator
National TrustOpen location code
9C2P5827+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 690269381OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q1821720
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In Other Languages
From Cornish to German—“Levant Mine and Beam Engine” goes by many names.
- Cornish: “Bal Levant”
- French: “Faisceau moteur des mines du Levant”
- German: “Levant Mine”
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