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HER Number:MDV132439
Name:Shaft at Birch Tor and Vitifer Mine, North Bovey

Summary

Walled Shaft at Birch Tor and Vitifer Mine was neatly lined with stonework for the first 30 metres

Location

Grid Reference:SX 679 810
Map Sheet:SX68SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishNorth Bovey
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishNORTH BOVEY

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record
  • Pastscape

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SHAFT (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

'Shaft' shown on 19th century map.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

'Old Shaft' shown on early 20th century map.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 22-5, Map 24, Figure 24.5 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Site '12' at 'Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines' was Walled shaft. It was an early shaft neatly lined with stonework for the first 30 metres.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 22-5, Map 24, Figure 24.5.
SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #136081 ]
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).

Associated Monuments

MDV6638Part of: Birch Tor and Vitifer Tin Mine, North Bovey (Monument)
MDV126487Related to: Carpenter's shop at Birch Tor and Vitifer Mine, North Bovey (Building)
MDV118862Related to: Medieval Field System to the north of the Settlement at Headland Warren, North Bovey (Monument)
MDV126489Related to: Mine building at Birch Tor and Vitifer Mine, North Bovey (Building)
MDV126478Related to: Openwork 500 metres south-west of Birch Tor (Monument)
MDV27831Related to: Ruined remains of mine office at Birch Tor and Vitifer Mine (Building)
MDV126481Related to: Tin streamworks in the Redwater Valley (Monument)
MDV126490Related to: Turbine house at Birch Tor and Vitifer Mine, North Bovey (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7139 - Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines Survey (Ref: A1/20/2001, A1/34/2002)

Date Last Edited:Mar 30 2022 12:31PM