Random Mine of the Day : Old Gunnislake mine.

[bunn]

Old Gunnislake is an unusually elderly mine, being already busily producing copper at the end of the eighteenth century.  The Heritage Gateway declines to guess when it was first worked, but Aditnow boldly guesses at the sixteenth century.   That means, it's from before the days when someone thought 'Hey, we should make some sort of record of where

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[dhampyresa]

weathercock

Is that what those are called? I LOVE IT.

[bunn]

You made me wonder! I suppose it could be a weathervane, since it's not in the form of a cock. But I think you can say 'weathercock' even if it's not actually shaped like a cock. (No, I mean a bird, for the avoidance of doubt. Though now I think about it, I bet if Romans had weathervanes, there would be both sorts :-D )

[azdak]

This is fascinating!

[bunn]

I'm enjoying discovering our local mines, even if it does mean I sometimes find myself looking dubiously at the ground and hoping it won't give way... :-D

[puddleshark]

Gribble's Unlocated Shaft?

What an exciting place to live!