Wheal Pit, Newleycombe Lake
N 50° 30.752 W 003° 59.124
30U E 430133 N 5596082
A Wheal Pit on Dartmoor.
Waymark Code: WM1K01
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/23/2007
Views: 66
This overgrown wheal pit is situated in Newleycombe Lake not far from the River Meavy.
The wheel would have been powered by water; a wooden launder was used to take the water from a purpose built leat to the waterwheel. The waterwheel was used to power machinery possibly a stamping mill which crushed the granite so the tin ore could be separated. The whole of this valley has been extensively mined.
Mine Type: Abandoned Mine
Mineral Collecting: No
Material Mined: Non-Precious Metal
Operation: Opencast Mine
Surface Features: Yes
KNOWN DANGERS:
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Any associated website: [Web Link]
Any Other information: Not listed
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