⛏️ Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape: Caradon Mining District
Industrial heritage site preserving tin and copper mining from the 18th and 19th centuries, southeast Cornwall, United Kingdom
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Granite uplands of southeast Cornwall, United Kingdom
- Period: Primary mining activity 1780s–1920s, peak production mid-1800s
- UNESCO inscription: 2006
- Notable mine: South Caradon, one of Europe's largest copper mines
The Caradon Mining District is an industrial heritage landscape in southeast Cornwall that preserves the physical remains of extensive tin and copper mining operations spanning the 18th and 19th centuries. The district was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006. As of 2026, the site remains accessible to the public through walking trails and heritage interpretation, with ruins, engine houses, and mine shafts visible across the moorland. The scattered remains of mine workings ...