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Tag Archives: mining
Cornwall and Port Sunlight Part Two (which is not about Cornwall or Port Sunlight at all, really)
Notwithstanding the many attractions of staying in Port Sunlight, we did go further afield. The Clwydian Range is an area I have never been to, and it’s a much underrated part of Wales. The scenery here inspired much of Gerard … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology/history, landscape
Tagged Birkenhead, Clwydian Range AONB, Loggerheads Country Park, mining, Moel Famau, Speke Hall
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CBA Weekend: Cornish Mines and Engines, King Edward Mine and the Great Flat Lode
Yesterday was prehistoric, but Sunday in the Council for British Archaeology’s Cornwall weekend started with a series of presentations on the archaeology of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site at the National Trust’s Cornish Mines and … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology/history, landscape, museums & galleries
Tagged archaeology, Cornish Mines and Engines, Cornwall, Cornwall & West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site, council for british archaeology, Great Flat Lode, King Edward Mine, mining, QEMSCAN, St Just, Trevithick Society
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