Mining Shaft

Mining Shaft is a ruins in Redruth, North Cornwall, England. Mining Shaft is situated near Wheal Buller Riding School, as well as near the ruins Chimney.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Redruth railway station and Carn Brea Castle.

Redruth railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Redruth station serves the town of Redruth, Cornwall, United Kingdom; it is situated on the Cornish Main Line between Truro and Camborne. The station is 309 miles 68 chains down the line from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Box and Plymouth Millbay. Redruth railway station is situated 1¼ miles north of Mining Shaft.

Carn Brea Castle

Restaurant

Photo: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Carn Brea Castle on Carn Brea is a 14th-century grade II listed granite stone building which was extensively remodelled in the 18th century as a hunting lodge in the style of a castle for the Basset family. The building is in private use as a restaurant. Carn Brea Castle is situated 1 mile northwest of Mining Shaft.

Camborne Redruth Community Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Camborne Redruth Community Hospital is a National Health Service hospital in Cornwall, England. It is managed by Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Camborne Redruth Community Hospital is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Mining Shaft.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carnkie and Four Lanes.

Carnkie

Hamlet

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carnkie is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately one and a half miles south west of Redruth. It is in the civil parish of Carn Brea.

Four Lanes

Village

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Four Lanes is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom approximately 3 miles south of Redruth at grid reference SW 689 386 in the civil parish of Carn Brea.

Piece

Hamlet

Piece is a village in Cornwall, England.

Mining Shaft

Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: Redruth, North Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.21629° or 50° 12′ 59″ north

Longitude

-5.22768° or 5° 13′ 40″ west

Open location code

9C2P6Q8C+GW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 390468214

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Wheal Buller Riding School and Chimney.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Buller Downs and The Warren.

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