Gunheath sky tip
Location/Address
Gunheath China Clay Works, Vale Pleasant, Treverbyn
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 Gunheath China Clay Works (HER No. MCO55754). The last surviving component of the old Gunheath works, with little surrounding context. A large solitary sky-tip, now the last surviving component of the old Gunheath works. An important feature in the Vale Pleasant landscape.
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
Although nothing else survives of the china clay works of which it was once a part, as a surviving sky tip it has group value in terms of the wider china clay area.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
A distinctive feature, very visible within the surrounding landscape.
Date Listed
n/a
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