Ding Dong mines
The Ding Dong mines lie in an old and extensive mining area in the parish of Madron, in Penwith, Cornwall. They are about two miles north east of the St Just to Penzance road and look over Mount's Bay and St Michael's Mount to the south west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Malcolm Kewn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: cultural heritage ensemble in Madron, Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Engine House At Sw 442347, Ding Dong Mine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bosiliack Barrow and Mên-an-Tol.
Bosiliack Barrow
Archaeological site
Photo: Malcolm Kewn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bosiliack Barrow is a barrow on the Penwith Moors between Madron and Morvah near the hamlet of Bosiliack in Cornwall, UK. The barrow is Neolithic and was excavated in 1984, causing little disturbance to the ancient site. Bosiliack Barrow is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Ding Dong mines.
Mên-an-Tol
Archaeological site
Photo: Bkroll, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mên-an-Tol is a small formation of standing stones in Cornwall, England. It is about three miles northwest of Madron. It is also known locally as the "Crick Stone". Mên-an-Tol is situated 3,200 feet northwest of Ding Dong mines.
Boskednan stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boskednan stone circle is a partially restored prehistoric stone circle near Boskednan, around 4 miles northwest of the town of Penzance in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Boskednan stone circle is situated 2,300 feet north of Ding Dong mines.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boskednan and Lanyon.
Boskednan
Hamlet
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boskednan is a hamlet near Mulfra Hill northwest of Penzance in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the civil parish of Madron. The Boskednan stone circle, also called the Nine Maidens of Boskednan, is nearby.
Lanyon
Hamlet
Photo: Jowaninpensans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lanyon is a hamlet in the parish of Madron in Cornwall, England, UK. It is situated on a north facing slope on the Madron to Morvah road. The nearest town is Penzance 4 miles to the south.
Carfury
Hamlet
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carfury is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in Penwith approximately three miles northwest of Penzance. It is in the civil parish of Madron The 19th-century geologist Elizabeth Carne founded a school in Carfury.
Ding Dong mines
- Categories: cultural heritage ensemble, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Madron, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.15422° or 50° 9′ 15″ northLongitude
-5.59275° or 5° 35′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C2P5C34+MVOpenStreetMap ID
node 8791179647OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5278126
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In Other Languages
From Cornish to Welsh—“Ding Dong mines” goes by many names.
- Cornish: “Hwel Ding Dong”
- Japanese: “ディンドン鉱山”
- Welsh: “Chwarel Ding Dong”
- Welsh: “Hwel Ding Dong”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chimney and Greenburrow Engine House (Ding Dong Mine).
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ding Dong mines”. Photo: Malcolm Kewn, CC BY-SA 2.0.