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Table 1 Tabulated heat production and heat flow borehole measurements in SW England, from Wheildon et al. (1981) and Thomas-Betts et al. (1989)

From: The Cornubian geothermal province: heat production and flow in SW England: estimates from boreholes and airborne gamma-ray measurements

Easting (m)

Northing (m)

Name

Code

DEP (m

)

HP (μW m−3)

HP SD (μW m−3)

HF (Lee 1986) (mW m−2)

Raw HF (mW m−2)

Palaeoclimate correction (mW m−2)

Topographic correction (mW m−2)

HF REV mW m−2)

167,950

38,460

Grillis farm

C-A

100

4.5

0.5

112.9

88.5

25.6

2.8

116.9

169,270

36,630

Polgear beacon

C-B

100

3.8

0.9

121.7

108.8

26.3

3.7

138.8

170,830

34,040

Medlyn farm

C-C

100

3.4

0.8

113.4

   

171,850

31,800

Trevease farm

C-D

100

3.8

0.5

111.9

91.5

25.5

2.5

119.5

173,530

30,330

Trerghan Farm

C-E

100

4.4

1.2

112.9

94.3

25.9

0.1

120.3

165,700

36,770

Troon

T

122

NA

NA

122.7

114.7

26.1

−2.8

138.0

173,520

34,560

Rosemanowes A

R-A

303

NA

NA

105.5

101.6

16.3

−1.7

116.2

173,520

34,600

Rosemanowes D

R-D

292

NA

NA

106.4

102.3

16.5

−1.4

117.4

173,680

34,620

Longdowns

L

182

3.6

NA

111.7

107.7

19.7

−3.0

124.4

166,800

41,050

South Crofty Mine

SCM

650

5.3

NA

128.9

   

219,070

81,770

Bray Down

B-A

100

5.2

1.8

113.4

89.4

26.0

5.9

121.3

218,350

78,200

Blackhill

B-B

100

3.1

0.5

119.0

98.0

25.1

3.7

126.8

218,920

74,500

Pinnockshill

B-C

100

3.5

0.8

120.7

96.8

24.2

3.6

124.6

219,240

72,470

Browngelly

B-D

100

5

0.8

108.4

88.3

25.6

3.4

117.3

218,850

69,860

Gt Hammett Farm

B-E

100

4.3

1

118.8

97.0

25.6

3.6

126.2

146,080

34,350

Newmill

L-A

100

4.9

0.8

123.8

101.5

26.3

3.8

131.6

140,220

27,260

Bunker’s Hill

L-B

100

5.2

0.7

123.9

105.2

26.0

2.0

133.2

137,500

34,500

Geevor Mine

 

403

6.5

NA

128.6

   

205,530

59,450

Tregarden Farm

S-A

100

3.5

0.6

125.8

101.5

24.8

2.3

128.6

206,790

57,630

Colcerrow Farm

S-B

100

4.8

0.7

126.5

104.9

27.4

5.5

137.8

261,170

91,560

Winter Tor

D-A

100

5.7

1.3

107.4

79.8

25.5

11.5

116.8

278,500

85,930

Blackingstone

D-B

100

4.9

0.6

105.5

85.6

25.0

3.9

114.5

267,330

79,710

Soussons Wood

D-C

100

5

2

132.2

   

265,620

75,490

Laughter Tor

D-D

100

5.9

1.1

114.2

87.9

26.3

6.5

120.7

256,630

73,340

Foggin Tor

D-E

100

4.9

1.1

110.9

85.0

27.3

3.4

115.7

257,330

58,490

Hemerdon

H

128

NA

NA

107.9

   

165,590

43,510

Old Merrose Farm

O-1

100

1.9

0.3

84.1

   

175,330

25,790

Kestle Wartha

O-2

150

1.8

0.4

102.5

   

208,860

67,830

Callywith Farm

O-3

150

2.2

0.1

106.2

   

178,140

60,160

Treago Farm

HF-1

295

1.98

0.26

84

   

180,390

57,490

Gwinear Farm

HF-2

295

1.9

0.21

96

   

185,070

50,180

Trevispean Vean

HF-3

295

1.58

0.27

95

   

187,470

46,940

Tregerrick

HF-4

295

1.93

0.17

95

   

190,250

39,440

Crugsillick Manor

HF-5

295

1.89

0.27

69

    
  1. Heat flow estimates, as originally reported by Lee (1986) and Lee et al. (1987), are listed as HF (Lee 1986) and were corrected for recent climate change and topography. The revised heat flow estimates (HF REV) from this study are compiled from a newly calculated Raw HF, a full palaeoclimate correction and a topographic correction from Wheildon et al. (1981). The final eight sites are off-granite locations. Grid coordinates (m) are British National Grid
  2. DEP depth, HP heat production, SD standard deviation, HF heat flow, NA heat production measurements that are not available