Morwellham Quay

Morwellham Quay is an historic river port in Devon, England that developed to support the local mines.

In July 2006, UNESCO (the cultural arm of the United Nations) awarded World Heritage Site status to the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape area.

In addition, by 1800, manganese deposits were being extracted from the northern and western edges of Dartmoor and being brought to Morwellham.

The mine was only four miles north of the port and shipped copper and later arsenic via the quay for a period of almost 60 years beginning in 1844.

In 2009 Devon County Council withdrew funding for the mining museum, which as a direct result was placed into administration.

A battery electric-powered tramway, constructed as part of the tourist attraction in the 1970s, takes visitors for tours on a single level of the copper mine.

The 32 ft (9.8 m) overshot water wheel , which once powered a mill for crushing locally mined manganese .
Elevated railway at Morwellham Quay.
The Great Dock and the restored Tamar sailing ship Garlandstone .