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HER Number:MDV124882
Name:Mine adit on Haytor Down, west of Ullacombe Farm

Summary

Adit by cattle grid on Haytor Road with a granite arch.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 781 777
Map Sheet:SX77NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishBovey Tracey
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishBOVEY TRACEY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ADIT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360208.

Adit visible on the lidar data.


Natural England Volunteers, 2009-2015, Natural England Volunteer Archaeological Survey, S2 (Worksheet). SDV350591.

Visited 10/01/2014. Adit recorded at SX 78158 77718. Adit by cattle grid on Haytor Road. Granite arch, lip on bottom plus modern day sand on interior floor. Plus plastic pipe on outside (1 inch diameter), metal grid. From the internal cut to exterior measures 53 centimetres. Arch measures 85 centimetres high by 1.0 metre wide. Sketched and photographed.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV350591Worksheet: Natural England Volunteers. 2009-2015. Natural England Volunteer Archaeological Survey. Natural England Archaeological Survey. Worksheet. S2.
SDV360208Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #115929 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV124701Related to: Adit south of Yarner (Monument)
MDV124873Related to: Adits on Haytor Down, south of Yarner (Monument)
MDV124865Related to: Boundary south of Yarner House (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6071 - East Devon Natural Nature Reserve and surrounds Archaeological Survey

Date Last Edited:Jan 25 2019 3:13PM