Ref.: (in part): Dana 6:A3:19; Dana 7:I:586; Dana 7:II:766; Min.Mag.: 17:1 (1913); Embrey & Symes, 1987, 118 - "Minerals of Cornwall and Devon".
If you approach this site down the track from Buckland you pass over the leat adit, which runs for 50 or so feet through the spur of the hill. Entering from the south about 10 feet in there is a vein of fine shales with black Goethite widely distributed in it.
One of the main adits to the mine is located under the house at the riverside which used to belong to the mine captain. The local folklore has it that there is a trap door in the floor of the house which gives access to the workings. It is certainly true that from inside the workings you can clearly hear the dog barking in the property above.
The site was once famed for the siderite crystals with curved faces.
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UK OS Grid Reference: SX473698
Map Reference: 50°30'26"N , 4°9'13"W
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