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The historic clifftop engine houses at Wheal Coates provide some of the most iconic and recognisable views in the World Heritage Site. The most accessible option is to come from the National Trust car park.

 

Wheal Cotes is an area of mine workings between Chapel Porth and St Agnes now preserved and owned by the National Trust. Wheal Coates is reported as working from 1815-1914 although small-scale extraction of copper and tin has occurred in this area since prehistoric times.

 

Wheal Coates is a former tin (and some copper) mine perched dramatically on the cliffs between St Agnes and Porthtowan on Cornwall?s north coast. Mining activity in the area goes way back: there are records of mining around the site from 1692.

 

Wheal Coates Cornwall - here's a brief history visitor information and plenty of pictures of this iconic Cornish tin mine.

 

The engine houses of Wheal Coates cling to the cliff above Chapel Porth in one of the most photographed industrial landscapes in Cornwall. The Towanroath shaft pumping engine house ? roofless its walls darkened by decades of Atlantic weather ? is a monument of extraordinary drama.

 

Wheal Coates is a former tin and copper mine located on the north coast of Cornwall. It operated from the early 1800s until 1889 and was known for its rich ore deposits.

 

Wheal Coates is one of Cornwall's most iconic mining heritage sites a 19th century mine on the stunning North Cornwall coast near St Agnes. Britain Express explores the mine history with photos and visiting information.

 

Wheal Coates is a former tin mine situated on the north coast of Cornwall UK on the cliff tops between Porthtowan and St Agnes. It is preserved and maintained by the National Trust. [1][2]

 

Eu recentemente andamos uma secção da costa norte de Cornwall Caminho de Trevaunance Cove para Gwithian e os mina funcionamento antigos de estanho no Wheal Coates foram sem dúvida o destaque do pé do longo dia.

 

Explore Wheal Coates in Cornwall the dramatic ruins of one of the county's most iconic mining heritage sites on cliffs carpeted with heather and gorse.