South Fortescue’s Shaft Engine House
South Fortescue’s Shaft Engine House is a ruins in Carn Brea, Cornwall, England. South Fortescue’s Shaft Engine House is situated nearby to the historic site Grenville United North Mine, as well as near the ruins North Fortescue’s Shaft Engine House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include King Edward Mine and Camborne railway station.
King Edward Mine
Museum
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The King Edward Mine at Camborne, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom is a mine owned by Cornwall Council. At the end of the 19th century, students at the Camborne School of Mines spent much of their time doing practical mining and tin dressing work in the local tin mines. King Edward Mine is situated 1,500 feet west of South Fortescue’s Shaft Engine House.
Camborne railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Camborne railway station serves the town of Camborne, Cornwall, England. The station is 313 miles 40 chains from the zero point at London Paddington measured via Box and Plymouth Millbay. Camborne railway station is situated 1¼ miles west of South Fortescue’s Shaft Engine House.
All Saints’ Church, Tuckingmill
Church
Photo: Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints’ Church, Tuckingmill is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Pendarves Street, Tuckingmill, Camborne, Cornwall. All Saints’ Church, Tuckingmill is situated 1¼ miles northwest of South Fortescue’s Shaft Engine House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bolenowe and Troon.
Bolenowe
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bolenowe is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is approximately one-and-a-half miles southeast of Camborne. It consists of cottages that are spread apart by large gardens, the only amenities are a post box and a red phone box that has now been decommissioned.
Troon
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Troon is a village in Cornwall, UK, 1+1⁄2 miles southeast of Camborne. The village lies at around 560 feet above sea level. An electoral ward named Troon and Beacon covers the area north from Troon to the outskirts of Camborne.
Brea
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brea is a village in Cornwall, England, UK, between the towns of Camborne and Redruth. It is in the civil parish of Carn Brea and consists of Brea, Lower Brea, and Higher Brea.
South Fortescue’s Shaft Engine House
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Carn Brea, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.20365° or 50° 12′ 13″ northLongitude
-5.26926° or 5° 16′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C2P6P3J+F7OpenStreetMap ID
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