Slightly blurry random mine of the day : Buttspill Mine

[bunn]

We found this adit in the riverbank opposite Calstock village last week, at high tide.  Alas, my phone ended up taking a rather blurry pic, for it was evening and the shadows were long.  The passage looked like it went a good way in, and rose a little above the high tide mark.

Comments

[heartofoshun]

Wow! I'll take the blurry picture any time. The history is fascinating.

[bunn]

I'm kind of amazed that I'm still stumbling across random mines that I haven't yet looked up! There are SO many of them. (As long as I'm stumbling across them, and they don't come looking for me at my house, I'm happy! )

[puddleshark]

That is such a splendid name!

And interesting history as well. I had to look up fluorspar.