The Cheesewring — Attraction in Linkinhorne

A beautiful little hike in the unspoilt park, and impressive rock towers. Magnificent views. Small suggestion for improvement: at the car park, only there, a small description would be helpful, what the reason for these geological formations is but also why the ruins and abandoned mine.

Here the help I got from a friend:

You need to research beam engines. Steam power wasn't contained in a small unit those buildings are best thought of as a stone covering on a steam engine. The rpm was really low but the cubic cylinders were massive. The chimney was the smoke exhaust. Steam after the power stroke was condensed into super heated water and put back to the water tank before re heating.

They were called beam engines as they worked like a massive kids sea saw with the Steam pushing down on one end and tge cylinder creating vacuum/suction on the other.

The area mined copper, silver and lead I think...

We parked at Hurley's (free carpark) in a lovely villiage (minions) for a lovely hike looking at the local history of the area: we explored pipers, Hurley's stone circles and then climbed up too and walked too the cheesewiring, which are apparently totally natural stones which have been exposed to the elements and erroded into stacked pebble design. Incredible what mother nature can do! We then followed the miners trail to the old phoenix engine rooms (opened by Prince Charles), and met a lovely local couple with two great danes 2 and 6 years, who told us the history of the area and the mines - tin and copper, before they closed in the early 1900's. A lovely walk in the sun, rain and wind ha but wonderful scenery with very few...

This site has dramatic scenery for such a relatively accessible location. Panoramic views can be had, on a clear day, across to Dartmoor's high ground. The unique weathering and erosion of the granite has produced almost lenticular shaped rocks, seemingly balanced on top of each other. Walk a short distance and you have two stone circles, engine houses, a quarry to swim in and a pub to enjoy. Great place for adults and children alike, just take all your litter home and...