Cape Cornwall Mine
A mine was operating on Cape Cornwall for copper and tin in 1787 and possibly before this. Many of the mine buildings including an engine house were situated where the cottages and enclosed gardens have since been built. One other engine house was situated further along the terrace towards the sea near the end of the track. The chimney on the top of the Cape was built in the 1850s but caused an excessively fierce draft through the boilers that was too powerful to be useful. It was replaced with another chimney lower down, nearer the boilers. The boiler house was converted into one of the cottages. Water for the boilers came from a reservoir in the Kenidjack valley and a long leat ran all the way to Cape Cornwall. The line of the watercourse can still be seen on the slopes of Kenidjack Valley.
On walks
- St Just to Cape Cornwall (3.7 mile walk)
- St Just to Nanquidno (7.4 mile walk)