Herland Croft
Other SettlementTR13St Ives
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About Herland Croft
Herland Croft sits amid Cornwall’s storied mining landscape, where the ruin of Great Work Mine commands attention. Tucked between Godolphin Hill and Tregonning Hill, the mine occupies the hamlet of Great Work on Bal Lane. Its most arresting feature is an unusual chimney stack, the upper brickwork built in two distinct stages — a curious silhouette against the sky. The remaining ruin perches some 400 ft above sea level, a dramatic reminder of the industrial past. Now part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, the site’s weathered masonry and standing stack offer an evocative glimpse into a once-bustling industry. For visitors, the chimney and ruin provide a compact, atmospheric stop: a place to pause, imagine the miners and machines, and appreciate a landscape shaped by tin and toil on Bal Lane.
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TR13
Constituency
St Ives
Ward
Porthleven, Breage & Germoe, Helston South & Meneage, Crowan, Sithney & Wendron, Helston North
Attractions
Godolphin House
historicA fascinating Tudor and Stuart mansion set in ancient orchards and gardens on the edge of the western moors, Godolphin was the ancestral home of the Earls of Godolphin — one of Cornwall's most powerful families. The house is part ruin and part habitable interior, giving visitors an unusually honest encounter with architectural history. The atmosphere is more genuine than many grander country houses.
Dog friendlyhistoric-housenational-trustgardenstudor
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