To the left and centre are the pit head with part of the pit wheel and men working. The hill in the background is Carn Brea; the cross on top of it is a monument to Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville and Basset, and to the left are the remains of Carn Brea Castle. The Basset family were the original owners of the mineral rights to Dolcoath mine.
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