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| HER Number: | MDV119760 |
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| Name: | Two Settling Tanks at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Two large rectangular settling tanks and slurry channels in the southern part of Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 533 635 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SETTLING TANK (Constructed, XIX to XX - 1850 AD to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Two large rectangular structures shown on 19th century map with a sluice shown on the west side of each.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Two rectangular structures shown on early 20th century map with sluices shown as 'Sl' on the western sides.
Smith , J. R. + Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1996, Shaugh Bridge China-Clay Works: An Archaeological Evaluation, Sites 22-26 + 29, 9-10 + survey (Report - Evaluation). SDV360309.
Site 22: Southern of two settling tanks constructed in Phase 2 around 1880 with earth-mortared granite masonry walls circa 2 metres high by 2 metres wide. The internal dimensions are 25 by 19 metres.
Site 23: Hatch door communicates the southern settling tank to the slurry channel to the west.
Site 24: Northern of two settling tanks circa 25 metres long by 16.5 metres wide. The has been some collapse of the common wall between the two tanks.
Site 25: Hatch door communicates the northern settling tank to the slurry channel to the west.
Site 26: A slurry channel 0.7 metres deep leads from the southernmost settling pit to the east to both settling tanks. The upper part of the channel is constructed of granite and the lower portion of concrete and re-aligned.
Site 29: Another slurry channel 0.7 metres deep connects the central settling pit to the east with the most northerly settling tank
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
Two rectangular features shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #79042 ] |
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| SDV360309 | Report - Evaluation: Smith , J. R. + Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1996. Shaugh Bridge China-Clay Works: An Archaeological Evaluation. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. A4 Spiral Bound. Sites 22-26 + 29, 9-10 + survey. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV2218 | Part of: Shaugh Prior China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV119758 | Related to: Access Track at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV119788 | Related to: Building and extension wall at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Building) |
| MDV119751 | Related to: Building at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Building) |
| MDV119752 | Related to: Cart Bays and Linhays at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Building) |
| MDV119756 | Related to: Chimney at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV119759 | Related to: Earthwork south of Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV119755 | Related to: Furnaces at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Building) |
| MDV119782 | Related to: Mica Pit at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV119785 | Related to: Settling Pits and associated Features at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV119779 | Related to: Settling Tank and Slurry Channels at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV119753 | Related to: Shelter at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Building) |
| MDV119754 | Related to: Store or Lavatory at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Building) |
| MDV119757 | Related to: Thickening Tanks at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV119778 | Related to: Wall enclosing four Pillars at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7338 - Shaugh Bridge China-Clay Works: An Archaeological Evaluation
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 20 2018 12:00PM |
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