Wheal Eliza Mine
Wheal Eliza Mine was an unsuccessful copper and iron mine on the River Barle near Simonsbath on Exmoor in the English county of Somerset. The first mining activity on the site may be from 1552.Photo: martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: copper and iron mine in Somerset, UK
- Also known as: “Wheal Eliza”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cow Castle and St Luke’s Church, Simonsbath.
Cow Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Maurice Clements, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cow Castle is an Iron Age hillfort 5.75 kilometres West South West of Exford, Somerset, England within the Exmoor National Park. It is a Scheduled Monument. Cow Castle is situated 4,200 feet southeast of Wheal Eliza Mine.
St Luke’s Church, Simonsbath
Church
St Luke's Church is a Church of England church in Simonsbath, Exmoor, Somerset, England. The church, which was designed by Henry Clutton and built in 1855–56, has been a Grade II listed building since 1959. St Luke’s Church, Simonsbath is situated 1 mile northwest of Wheal Eliza Mine.
Simonsbath House
Hotel
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Simonsbath House is a historic house in Simonsbath on Exmoor in Somerset, England. The Grade II listed building is now the Simonsbath House Hotel, and outdoor activity centre. It lies in the valley of the River Barle and on the Two Moors Way footpath. Simonsbath House is situated 1 mile northwest of Wheal Eliza Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Simonsbath and Exford.
Simonsbath
Village
Photo: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Simonsbath is a small village high on Exmoor in the English county of Somerset. It is the principal settlement in the Exmoor civil parish, which is the largest and most sparsely populated civil parish on Exmoor, covering nearly 32 square miles but with a population, at the time of the 2001 census, of 203 in 78 households, reducing to 156 at the 2011 census.
Exford
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Exford is a rural village at the centre of Exmoor National Park, 7 miles north-west of Dulverton, and 10 miles south-west of Minehead, in Somerset, England. Exford is situated 4½ miles east of Wheal Eliza Mine.
North Molton
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Molton is a village, parish and former manor in North Devon, England. The population of the parish in 2001 was 1,047, decreasing to 721 in the 2011 census. North Molton is situated 6 miles southwest of Wheal Eliza Mine.
Wheal Eliza Mine
- Categories: copper mine, iron mine, and historic site
- Location: Exmoor National Park, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.12949° or 51° 7′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.7387° or 3° 44′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C3R47H6+QGOpenStreetMap ID
way 234170446OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q16903195
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