Great Halviggan sky tip
Location/Address
Great Halviggam China Clay Works, NW of St Austell, St Mewan
Type
Other site, structure or landscape
Assets that cannot fit any of the other categories. This category includes sites of archaeological interest, where the original form and function may not be apparent without the use of archaeological techniques and interpretation.
Description
A sky tip at Great Halviggan china Clay works (HER No. 27096.20), first recorded on the 2nd Edition OS 1:2500 revision of 1930, and visited by CAU in 1990 as part of the china-clay survey . Visible on aerial photographs and plotted as part of the NMP.
Two conjoined sky-tips above the Gover Valley to the north of Burngullow Common (according to John Smith's sky tip report).
Recommended by local Cornwall councillor, Dick Cole, for inclusion in the CLHL and as a potential candidate for statutory protection.
Statement of Significance
Asset type
China Clay works, waste dump, sky tipAge
20th centuryRarity
There are now very few survivors of this once ubiquitous type of landscape feature.Group Value
Lacks local context, but has important group value in terms of the china clay area as a whole.Historic Interest
Sky tips became an iconic point of reference in the Cornish landscape and cultural heritage, affectionately referred to as ‘the Cornish Alps’, mentioned in tourist guide books and adopted as emblems by local communities.Landmark Status
The tips are visible over a wide area and are a distinctive feature in the landscape.
Date Listed
n/a
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