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Cornwall, England

Camborne mining-district tips

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: mine debris.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Heart of the Cornish hard-rock mining district; miners' housing, works and mine dumps left refuse across the town ground.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Wheal Gorland / Gwennap, Cornwall7 km away · Crystal locality
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Hayle: Copperhouse scoria slag shore8 km away · Old dump ground
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