British Geological Maps now on line-an amazing resource

The British Geological Survey have now placed their maps on line- an amazing wealth of maps to explore. I have posted below links to the their portal and direct links to maps that cover many of William West’s mines in Cornwall and Devon.

Click here for the BGS map portal

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Cornwall
Click here for the map covering the Lands End area (Penzance, 351 358)

Click here for the sheet covering the Camborne-Redruth area (Falmouth, 352). This sheet includes Dolcoath and South Roskear mines.

Click here for the sheet covering the Lizard area (Lizard, 359)

Click here for the sheet covering the Fowey Consols and St.Blazey area (Bodmin, Sheet 347). This sheet includes Fowey Consols, Par Consols, and Pembroke Mines.

Click here for the map covering the Mevagissy area (Mevagissy,353).

Click here for the sheet covering the Newquay area (Newquay,346). This includes Wheel Rose, and Cligga.

Click here for the sheet covering North Cornwall (Trevose Head and Camelford,335/336)

Click here for the sheet covering Phoenix United and South Caradon

 (Tavistock, Sheet 337). The sheet also shows the area around Callington and the Tamar Valley, which includes the following mines: Holmbush, Redmoor, East Cornwall Silver Mine, Great Martha, Drakewalls, Devon Great Consols

Click here for the sheet covering the Menheniot and lower Tamar Valley  (Plymouth, Sheet 348). This sheet includes Wheal Mary Ann, Wheal Trelawny, South Hooe Mine, Tamar Mine, Danescombe Mine, Wheal Whitleigh, Modditom Mine.

Devon
Click here for the sheet covering Southern Dartmoor( Dartmoor Forest, Sheet 338)

Click here for the sheet covering south of Dartmoor.(Ivybridge,349).

Click here for the sheet covering Northern Dartmoor (Okehampton,324)

Click here for the sheet covering east of Dartmoor. (Newton Abbot,339 ) -Includes the Teign Valley Mines.

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