Photos of Botallack
and its surroundings

Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson as Ross and Demelza during filming in Autumn 2015 beside West Wheal Owles at Botallack in Cornwall. The mine features as Captain Poldark's Wheal Leisure.

Aidan Turner waiting in the rain between filming scenes for Poldark at Botallack.

Aidan Turner waiting in the rain for filming to resume for Poldark series two, on location in September 2015 at Botallack on the Land's End peninsula.

Aidan Turner on location for Poldark series two in September 2015 at Botallack on the Land's End peninsula.

Aidan Turner chatting with another member of the cast while waiting for his next scene.

Aidan Turner as Captain Ross Poldark during filming at Botallack in Autumn 2016.

Aidan Turner, as Captain Ross Poldark, on the cliffs below West Wheal Owles at Botallack in Autumn 2016 during the filming of Series 3.

An enormous amount of work goes into the production of every scene. The filming alone can take hours for one short scene and that's before the work that takes place after the location work is done.

Filming of Poldark series two with the horses at Botallack in September 2015

The calciner was a labyrinth of tunnels used for extracting arsenic from tin ore. After cooling, workers would enter the tunnels and scrape the arsenic from the walls.

There is a wealth of mining heritage and natural beauty to enjoy at Botallack. This photograph was taken from the area near the arsenic calciner.

Walking the Cornwall coast path from Levant, you arrive at Botallack with its abundance of mining heritage.

This shiny, black bird is a member of the Crow family (Corvidae). Perched on top on a mine engine house chimney at Botallack, its body was obscured and only its head and beak could be seen. It is a Raven or a Carrion Crow (Corvus corax or Corvus corone), probably a Carrion Crow.

Other members of the crow family can be seen at Botallack including Choughs and Jackdaws.

The Crowns and Wheal Owles were used as a filming location for the 2015 series of Poldark. This aerial view shows the Crowns which are featured in the series as Francis Poldark's Grambler Mine.

Sunbeams highlighting these magnificent engine houses at Botallack.

Eleanor Tomlinson as Demelza on set at West Wheal Owles, Botallack during the filming of series two of Poldark in September 2015.

Filming near the Cornwall coast path at West Wheal Owles, Botallack.

West Wheal Owles dressed as Wheal Leisure during the filming of Poldark.

West Wheal Owles being dressed to become a set for Poldark's Wheal Leisure.

The vibrant colour of gorse provides a stunning backdrop to the coast path. Gorse's ability to flower for most of the year has prompted the phrase, 'When gorse is out of bloom, then kissing is out of favour'.

Gorse - Ulex europaeus

West Wheal Owles at Botallack is one of the main locations in Cornwall where Poldark is filmed. West Wheal Owles is dressed as Wheal Leisure and Wheal Grace.

A passing walker on the coast path encounters 18th century bal maidens at Botallack during the filming of Poldark series two.

Filming for the second series of Poldark at Botallack on the Land's End Peninsula during September 2015.

An unusual view of these famous engine houses. The Crowns at Botallack are probably the most photographed engine houses in Cornwall because of their unique location. The St Just Mining District contains many fantastic examples of Cornwall's mining heritage.

West Wheal Owles, also known as Cargodna Mine, is situated on the cliffs on the right of the photo. The Crowns at Botallack can be seen perched just above the sea on the left of the photo. Between them are the remains of Botallack's numerous mining ventures, all part of the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site.

These mines and this stretch of coastline, features prominently in the BBC's latest adaptation of Winston Graham's Poldark saga. West Wheal Owles is featured as Captain Poldark's Wheal Leisure and The Crowns Engine Houses depict Francis Poldark's mine, Grambler.

Viewers of the latest series of Poldark will recognise these two mine engine houses. In the foreground is West Wheal Owles which featured as Wheal Leisure in the Poldark series.

Filming for the second series of Poldark has started and West Wheal Owles is being dressed to become Wheal Leisure.

West Wheal Owles is used as a filming location for Poldark. The mine becomes Wheal Leisure and in this photograph it is being transformed into Wheal Grace.