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Summary

Adit at head of gully running in to the river meavy from the east at "riddy pit". Mine adit at head of gully. Probably part of Keaglesborough Mine. Probably late 18th/early 19th century, may be much earlier. The adit cuts a very interesting vein of quartz-tourmaline-cassiterite, giving a good cross-section.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1021042: Keaglesborough Mine and Riddipit farmstead 850m north east of Norsworthy Bridge

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/157/1
• Old SAM Ref: 22382

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ADIT (XVIII to XIX - 1775 AD to 1835 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV278361.

Des=greeves, t. /an assessment of dartmoor tin working/(1990)31/in smr.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV278362.

Des=greeves, t. /dartmoor magazine/49(winter 1997)6-8/tin stamping mills of dartmoor after ad 1750. Adit shown to the s of the lower dressing floor on the plan of keaglesborough tin mine (greeves).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV278365.

Des=ancient monuments/(30/9/2003)/as above.

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Des=ta 929.

Greeves, T. A. P., 1979, South West Water Authority Burrator Survey, No.9 (Report - non-specific). SDV278356.

Adit at head of gully running in to the River Meavy from the east at "riddy pit". Mine adit at head of gully. Probably part of Keaglesborough Mine. Probably late 18th/early 19th century, may be much earlier. The adit cuts a very interesting vein of quartz-tourmaline-cassiterite, giving a good cross-section. The vegetation is to be cleared and the adit gated.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not visible on RAF 1946 photos.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 157334 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Des=mpp/157334. Des=gerrard, s. /(27/6/2003)/as above.

Dartmoor National Park Authority, 1993-2001, Survey of archaeological sites Burrator (South West Lakes Trust) (Report - non-specific). SDV365167.

Adit at head of gully running in to the river meavy from the east at "riddy pit". Mine adit at head of gully. Probably part of keaglesborough mine. Probably late 18th/early 19th century, may be much earlier. The adit cuts a very interesting vein of quartz-tourmaline-cassiterite, giving a good cross-section. The vegetation is to be cleared and the adit gated (greeves).

Des=greeves, t. /dcra swwa burrator survey/(1979)no.9(in smr).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
• EDV8862 - Survey of archaeological sites on SWLT land in the Burrator catchment
• EDV8863 - Survey of archaeological sites on SWLT land in the Burrator catchment

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