Private Tin Mine, Roman Ruins,
Pendeen Lighthouse,
Geevor Tin Mine
and
Coastal Path
(It was a BUSY day!)
Thursday, July 26
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Christine found us our own private tin mine.
There wasn't another sole around!
Roman ruins
The lighthouse lens
Lighthouse Keeper
(Click
to meet Pendeen Keeper, Bill Arnold)
Pendeen Lighthouse
View from the Pendeen Lighthouse
How the lighthouse works
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Granite Drill Core |
Baryte, chief source of Barium for the chemical industry |
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Two new miners
Inside the 300 year old mine
Our colorful guide decribing what it was
like to work in the tin mine 300 years ago.
Sorry Kid, you picked a bad time to turn around! |
A vein of tin
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Now experienced tin miner
Ditto!
Pendeen Lighthouse from the Coastal Path
Christine and Lenny on the Coastal Path