From the World Heritage inscription: The landscapes of Cornwall and west Devon were radically reshaped during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by deep mining for predominantly copper and tin. The remains of mines, engines houses, smallholdings, ports, harbours, canals, railways, tramroads, and industries allied to mining, along with new towns and villages reflect an extended [...]
from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/11/12/unesco-world-heritage-site-289-cornwall-west-devon-mining-landscape/
from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/11/12/unesco-world-heritage-site-289-cornwall-west-devon-mining-landscape/