Historic Mine Sites in Cornwall and West Devon with Mineral Output Data

A preliminary list of known mine sites within the Cornwall and West Devon World Heritage Site area. The dataset aggregates information from sources including the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Historic Environment Record, the Devon Sites and Monument Record, and Ordnance Survey historic maps. It is published by the Government Digital Service under the UK Open Government Licence.

Use Cases

• Mapping historic mining activity based on site coordinates and civil parish information.
• Analyzing the relative economic importance of different ores at each mine based on the decimal-coded output columns.
• Studying the condition and period of mine sites using the 'Form' and 'Epoch/Period' fields.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from authoritative historic environment and monument records.
• Includes coded mineral output data for multiple ores like tin, copper, and arsenic, indicating relative economic importance.
• Contains geospatial coordinates for site location.

Limitations

• The dataset is explicitly described as incomplete and not an accurate representation of the extent of mine workings.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the example and description.
• Row count and last update date are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Historic Environment Record, Devon Sites and Monument Record, Cornwall Consultants, Ordnance Survey historic maps.

Collection Method

Aggregation and compilation of existing information from multiple archival sources.

Time Range

Covers periods from Post-Medieval to the 20th century, as indicated by 'Epoch' and 'Period' fields.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Mine sites within the Cornwall and West Devon area, United Kingdom.