This is on the North side of Kit Hill and rather tucked away; a steep-sided valley full of low mossy green oak and willow trees, clinging close to the steep hill-slopes for protection. The valley is filled with shallow water and dappled green light.
We only went so far, as we did not wish to get our delicate lurcher-feet wet.
I'm slightly confused by this one, if I'm honest.
According to the Heritage Gateway, just ahead of Rosie is a 20th century shaft, which was ' wired by levels from no.2 Adit (to the NW)'. But I don't see how it can be connected to an adit that is to the NW, because the hill falls away so steeply: there is nothing to the North West except empty space: the closest mine is in the middle of the hill, Southward. (There is Holmbush Mine to the NW, but that is quite a long way away and a lot lower down.)
The way the valley is full of water makes it look much more like an adit (draining water out of the hill) rather than a shaft going down. Also, if this connects to a mine to the South, it seems odd if it's a 20th century shaft, because Kit Hill summit mine closed in 1864. Probably you need to be more intrepid than me to solve this one.
Here's a mystery wall instead. This is 'A rectangular shelter, built of split granite blocks open on the north side where it faces onto a stone working area. It is associated with the lower quarry on the north slope of Kit Hill.' It's now sheltering a collection of small, worried-looking trees and a lot of disturbingly altar-looking rectangular blocks of granite.
This is what's to the North West of that valley. Nice view of Bodmin Moor anyway.
We only went so far, as we did not wish to get our delicate lurcher-feet wet.
I'm slightly confused by this one, if I'm honest.
According to the Heritage Gateway, just ahead of Rosie is a 20th century shaft, which was ' wired by levels from no.2 Adit (to the NW)'. But I don't see how it can be connected to an adit that is to the NW, because the hill falls away so steeply: there is nothing to the North West except empty space: the closest mine is in the middle of the hill, Southward. (There is Holmbush Mine to the NW, but that is quite a long way away and a lot lower down.)
The way the valley is full of water makes it look much more like an adit (draining water out of the hill) rather than a shaft going down. Also, if this connects to a mine to the South, it seems odd if it's a 20th century shaft, because Kit Hill summit mine closed in 1864. Probably you need to be more intrepid than me to solve this one.
Here's a mystery wall instead. This is 'A rectangular shelter, built of split granite blocks open on the north side where it faces onto a stone working area. It is associated with the lower quarry on the north slope of Kit Hill.' It's now sheltering a collection of small, worried-looking trees and a lot of disturbingly altar-looking rectangular blocks of granite.
This is what's to the North West of that valley. Nice view of Bodmin Moor anyway.
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