Crowns engine houses, Botallack. Area: A1

Adam Sharpe © Cornwall Council

BRITISH NGR: SW 36219 33523 (centre), Lat/Long: 50°08' 34" N - 05° 41' 36" W (centre)

This distinctive pair of cliff-edge engine houses was constructed to facilitate mining from the mineral lodes which run out under the sea; they are a fitting testimony to the ingenuity and endeavour of the adventurers and mine workers of the 19th century.