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| HER Number: | MDV20594 |
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| Name: | Adit in Roughtor Plantation, Sheepstor |
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Summary
Mine adit in roughtor plantation close to the left bank of the narrator brook. Adit has an associated spoilheap. Two other adits lie on the hillside in line above it. Probably connected with the alliance mining association (1825) and/or great roughtor mine (1847). Trees to be thinned 1978 (greeves).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 575 687 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Structural remains of a possible tin mill in Roughtor Plantation, thought to date to the 16-17th century; also a mine adit
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/309
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ADIT (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1850 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV241368.
Des=greeves, t. /dcra swwa burrator survey/(1979)no.37(in smr). Greeves, T. A. P., GREEVES source; linked records need cleaning (Worksheet). SDV69961.
Mine adit in roughtor plantation close to the left bank of the narrator brook. Adit has an associated spoilheap. Two other adits lie on the hillside in line above it. Probably connected with the alliance mining association (1825) and/or great roughtor mine (1847). Trees to be thinned 1978 (greeves).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV241369.
Des=ta 42.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV241370.
Anon/mining journal/(18/9/1847).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV241371.
English, h. /a compendium of useful information relating to the companies formed for working british mines/(1826)3,85,125.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV241372.
Des=os 6" cxii ne/(1887).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV241373.
Des=greeves, t. /notes for devon studies week(1979)/in smr.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV241368 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV241369 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV241370 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV241371 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV241372 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV241373 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV20595 | Related to: Adit in Roughtor Plantation, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV20596 | Related to: ADIT in the Parish of Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV20597 | Related to: ADIT in the Parish of Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV20598 | Related to: ADIT in the Parish of Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV12730 | Related to: Possible tin mill in Roughtor Plantation, Sheepstor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8862 - Survey of archaeological sites on SWLT land in the Burrator catchment
- EDV8863 - Survey of archaeological sites on SWLT land in the Burrator catchment
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 15 2023 9:37AM |
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