Nuns Cross Mine
| Parish, NGR & OD | Lydford SX 604 699 (central workings): 390m (west end of Devonport leat) |
| Titles worked under: | Nuns Cross Mine (1862-64) |
| Periods of working: | 18th and 19th centuries. Quite possible it was working in the 17th century as Westermin (West Nuns Cross) |
| Lessee's, terms & dues | Not known |
| Minerals extracted & Geology | Cassiterite (tin ore) Granite |
| Named shafts, adits, lodes etc: | Part of the old adit level is now used by the Devonport leat tunnel. |
| Committee & management: |
Purser – T. Horswill (1862); Manager – Captain J. Gifford (1862); Captain Thomas Foot(e) (1864); Agent – Captain Thomas Foot(e) (1862) |
| References: | H. G. Dines The Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England. Vol. II p.731. 1956: A.K. Hamilton Jenkin Mines of Devon. pp. 49, 50. 2005. J. Robins Follow the Leat. pp. 62-66. 1982. Brooke Index, Exeter Reference Library. |