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Wheal Owles

St Just, Italy

Wheal Owles

Wheal Owles (Cornish: Hwel Als) was a tin mine in the parish of St Just in Cornwall, UK and the site of a disaster in 1893 when twenty miners lost their lives. Since 2006 it has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site – Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape. The mine is within the Aire Point

to Carrick Du Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and the South West Coast Path passes along the cliff.

Listen to the audio guide for Wheal Owles Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off

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