Kenidjack Valley
The stream in the Kenidjack Valley once powered around 50 waterwheels. The stone wheel pit that can be seen in the lower Kenidjack Valley was enlarged in around 1865 to accommodate a waterwheel of 52 feet and the 65 foot "Great Wheel" of Wheal Call, built in 1837, was the second largest in Britain. Even when five engine houses were installed in the lower part of the valley, only three of these worked full time and the other two were only used in times of drought. The tall chimney further up the valley is the remains of a furnace for the arsenic works. Most of the surrounding walled structures are the remains of waterwheel-driven ore crushing mills.
On walks
- Cape Cornwall to Levant (5.4 mile walk)
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The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.
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