The mines of Botallack & Pendeen are a relic of the Tin and copper industry from a bygone era.
Sunsets across the ocean are beautiful here, the light also highlights the chimneys of the old engine houses
The very tip of Cornwall and the north were once the highest concentration of those commodities. For one reason or another, these particular mines were built perilously close to the edge of huge cliffs!
Mining intensity the Cornwall was in its prime by the turn of the 18th century. The amount of metal being extracted led to the construction of a Mining Exchange in Redruth, the so called capital of Cornish mining, by the end of said century.
The area became a very rich, very quickly as did the size of the town.
Unfortunately, when international trading laws changed, copper started to be imported into the country instead! Coupled with workers leaving the country to newer industry abroad, Redruth soon became one of the poorest areas of Cornwall.
There are so many other shells on mine buildings and shafts scattered all over Cornwall and so many wonderful locations to fly. I am sure I will return to all of them at some point!
Take care everyone.
#amazingnature #architecture #archon #creativecoin #curation #OCD #GEMS #photos #proofofbrain #alive #cent #ctp #pimp
View on Ecency here:
https://ecency.com/@bombaycrypto
See my Travel Feed profile here:
https://travelfeed.com/@bombaycrypto/map
Don't forget to tell your friends and join our community!
@Ecency link:
https://ecency.com/created/hive-186141
Congratulations, your post has been added to the TravelFeed Map! 🎉🥳🌴
Did you know you have your own profile map?
And every post has their own map too!
Want to have your post on the map too?
- Go to TravelFeed Map
- Click the create pin button
- Drag the marker to where your post should be. Zoom in if needed or use the search bar (top right).
- Copy and paste the generated code in your post (any Hive frontend)
- Or login with Hive Keychain or Hivesigner and click "create post" to post to Hive directly from TravelFeed
- Congrats, your post is now on the map!
PS: You can import your previous Pinmapple posts to the TravelFeed map.Opt Out
Thank you so much @qurator !
Congratulations, your post has been added to WorldMapPin! 🎉
Did you know you have your own profile map?
And every post has their own map too!
Want to have your post on the map too?
Love that first pic, it looks like some parts are slowly sliding off into the ocean! Really nice Tiny world pic as well. Love those when they are interesting.
Thanks! Haha, yeah it looks like it's in a gully of sorts.