Fascinating Ben for some reason this reminds me of an opening into the cliff at Watergate bay as you walk onto the beach from the car park and turn left, it was on the back cliff face edge about a couple of metres above high tide level. When I first was posted to RAF St Eval in 91 I used to love exploring the area for signs of mining and remember this opening. It didn’t go that far as far as I was aware, probably about 20 or 30m but what was scary was that the whole cliff face above collapsed and totally obscured everything up to about a third of the height of the cliff and just thinking back that face could have dropped at any moment. Like me, I’d anyone had just seen the entrance on visiting the beach for a walk and just taking a nosey in it, never would have been heard from again. Scary stuff.
Thanks Ben, do you know of any tailings piles I could look for crystals/minerals near St Austell ???. A fascinating look at an iron mine, thank you for sharing, much love. xx
Yeah I know what you mean. These holes are more impressive when you think they were dug with pick shovel and hand drilling holes for explosives using sledge hammers and hand bits ! All with candles on their heads.
Really interesting video and such a different characteristic to a tin mine, I’ll bet your hands would stink of the iron as it really does seem to get into the pores of the skin if you hadn’t of had gloves on. State safe Ben and great to see you and your able assistant. Is her name Nat? 😄
@@BenoCam it's a brilliant and accessable tunnel which can now only be accessed via a manhole cover at the point. But that being said, it's a very simple and relatively mundane one.
@@BenoCam i believe from things i have read is that they sent them in on a train, supposedly the drainage tunnel at the bottom of the workings leads to the actual entrance which the duchy blocked off and buried over, stu reckons he can get up the 18inch pipe:)
Fascinating Ben for some reason this reminds me of an opening into the cliff at Watergate bay as you walk onto the beach from the car park and turn left, it was on the back cliff face edge about a couple of metres above high tide level.
When I first was posted to RAF St Eval in 91 I used to love exploring the area for signs of mining and remember this opening. It didn’t go that far as far as I was aware, probably about 20 or 30m but what was scary was that the whole cliff face above collapsed and totally obscured everything up to about a third of the height of the cliff and just thinking back that face could have dropped at any moment. Like me, I’d anyone had just seen the entrance on visiting the beach for a walk and just taking a nosey in it, never would have been heard from again. Scary stuff.
Interesting mine that one. No fear in that young lady, good on her.
exellent top man great videos as ever still think you should be on tv !
Ha thanks. I think you will find this could be a very limited interested audience! 🤣
Thanks for sharing
Thanks Ben, do you know of any tailings piles I could look for crystals/minerals near St Austell ???. A fascinating look at an iron mine, thank you for sharing, much love. xx
Its interesting to see mines that closed in the 1800s because the mining techniques you find them are all old school pre large scale mechanization.
Yeah I know what you mean. These holes are more impressive when you think they were dug with pick shovel and hand drilling holes for explosives using sledge hammers and hand bits ! All with candles on their heads.
Fascinating! Heard the history but never seen it before.
Another good video from Ben o cam got loads of shafts in the woods st blazey don't know what the mine was called or if anyone has explored it
Interested! Not done much up st blazey way. So many mine shafts and mine workings in cornwall we really are spoilt for choice
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Really interesting video and such a different characteristic to a tin mine, I’ll bet your hands would stink of the iron as it really does seem to get into the pores of the skin if you hadn’t of had gloves on.
State safe Ben and great to see you and your able assistant. Is her name Nat? 😄
Ben o cam I know the ones in pontsmill Woods well. People started digginng there when foweyconsolls closed. Loads small ones but a couple good obes
Hi Ben, are you aware of the tunnel going from Swanpool all the way out to Pennance point in Fal?
I have heard if it but never been down it !
@@BenoCam it's a brilliant and accessable tunnel which can now only be accessed via a manhole cover at the point. But that being said, it's a very simple and relatively mundane one.
Do you mean the flu which used to take gasses to the stack, of 'Stack point' fame?
I wonder how the Royals got down there to have a look around. I can't quite see them rappelling in.
I did wonder if they set up some kind of wire and lowered them in a basket etc or made them climb ladders !!
@@BenoCam i believe from things i have read is that they sent them in on a train, supposedly the drainage tunnel at the bottom of the workings leads to the actual entrance which the duchy blocked off and buried over, stu reckons he can get up the 18inch pipe:)
I'd love to do this, I live in Cornwall any recommendations who I need to contact to do so ?
This one in particular? Think this is Dutchy of Cornwall land , so Prince Charles is the man to ask 🤣
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