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Summary

Wheelpit, adit and shafts on right bank of west okement. Perhaps part of okehampton consols or okehampton castle mine. Probably xviii or xix century (greeves). C5 castle. Site uncertain. Lead (ramsden).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX59SE111
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1388171
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/87

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ADIT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
• LEAT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
• SHAFT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
• WHEEL PIT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV255097.

Des=greeves, t. /archaeological sites within okehampton park and its vicinity/(1978)/no e.2 in smr.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV255098.

Ramsden, j. V. /tda/84(1952)91 fig.1/notes on the mines of devon.

Ramsden, J. V., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV38544.

Wheelpit, adit and shafts on right bank of west okement. Perhaps part of okehampton consols or okehampton castle mine. Probably xviii or xix century (greeves). C5 castle. Site uncertain. Lead (ramsden).

Probert, S. A. J., 2004, Okehampton Castle and Park, West Devon: Survey Report (Report - Survey). SDV324949.

Mineworking on southern bank of West Okement River.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV3474 - Earthwork survey of Okehampton Castle and Park

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