Calciner At West End Of Buddle Floor Of West Basset Stamps On North Wheal Basset Sett At Sw 687 401

The calciner at the west end of the buddle floor of the West Basset Stamps, located on the North Wheal Basset settlement, is a Grade II listed double Brunton calciner from 1898, which has since fallen into disrepair. Constructed from coursed square granite and small rubble, it is currently roofless. The building has a rectangular shape aligned on a north-south axis and features two chambers designed for 16-foot rotating inclined tables. It is a single storey structure with two segmental-headed openings on each side wall and round-headed openings at ground level on the end walls. There are also remnants of a connecting flue leading to a chimney at the north end. Historically, this calciner was used to burn off impurities from tin-ore concentrate and is now considered a functionally and visually integral part of a group that is likely unique in Cornwall.