Buddle Floor Of Dressing Plant To West Basset Stamps On North Wheal Basset Sett, At Sw 687 401

The buddle floor of the dressing plant for the former West Basset Mine, located at North Wheal Basset sett, is a derelict structure built between 1874 and 1875. It features a concrete floor with channels and buddles, surrounded by uncoursed rubble boundary walls. The large rectangular floor is bordered by a Vanner house on the north-west side and dilapidated rubble walls on the other sides. There are remains of 16 buddles, which are shallow circular pits used for separating crushed tinstone mixed with water. Among these, there are two pairs of large convex buddles near the Vanner wall, each approximately 6 metres in diameter and 0.5 metres deep, with a raised conical centre for depositing slurry. Additionally, there are two rows of five concave buddles, each about 4.5 metres in diameter and 0.4 metres deep, where slurry was deposited around the perimeter. Both types of buddles were formerly equipped with rotating sweeps. There are also two small dumb buddles located close to the Vanner wall. This site was constructed when the West Basset Mine took over the northern half of the former North Basset Mine and is likely a unique example in Cornwall.