The Great Flat Lode Cornwall UK
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The Great Flat Lode, a circular walk around, what was, probably, Cornwall's richest mining area approximately 7 miles in total, with various hiking routes, old miners trails, leading from it.
Waymark Code: WM15HB2
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/07/2022
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In the 1860s, when many copper mines were closing, a ‘lode’ of tin ore was discovered to the South of Carn Brea in an area that previously worked copper deposits. This lode, over 2 miles long, was also flatter than most, lying at an angle of about 30 degrees instead of the usual 70 degrees from the horizontal – hence it's name, the “Great Flat Lode".
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