Admin History | Churchyard walls at Phillack include scoria blocks, a result of the copper smelting process. These black blocks are cast from the residue of copper smelting works that operated at Ventonleague 250 years ago and are peculiar to this area. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/n_VbRGAPQT-l3JCZD_pRDQ Accessed 22.7.2015). |