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| HER Number: | MDV20605 |
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| Name: | Blocked adit 100 metres north of Burrator Dam |
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Summary
Blocked adit with water draining from it, on west side of road to Burrator Lodge, is possibly connected with the Yennadon Iron Mine.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 550 680 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Meavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEAVEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/319
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ADIT (XIX - 1830 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T. A. P., 1979, South West Water Authority Burrator Survey, No. 51 (Report - non-specific). SDV278356.
Blocked adit 100 metres north of Burrator dam. Adit with water draining from it on west side of road to Burrator Lodge. Possibly connected with Yennadon Iron Mine. On the hillside to the west is a blocked shaft, immediately below the disused line of the Yelverton-Princetown Railway.
Exeter Archaeology, 1996, Archaeological assessment of South West Water Burrator to Crownhill water main upgrade, 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV273792.
Adit SX55056807 150 metres from pipeline
This blocked adit with water draining from it, on west side of road to Burrator Lodge, is possibly connected with the Yennadon Iron Mine.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV273792 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 1996. Archaeological assessment of South West Water Burrator to Crownhill water main upgrade. Exeter Archaeology. 96.56. A4 Stapled. 5. [Mapped feature: #10730 ] |
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| SDV278356 | Report - non-specific: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1979. South West Water Authority Burrator Survey. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. 18. Unknown. No. 51. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV103325 | Related to: Burrator Reservoir (Monument) |
| MDV19112 | Related to: Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway (Dartmoor section) (Monument) |
| MDV19902 | Related to: The Devonport Leat, Dartmoor (Monument) |
| MDV2344 | Related to: Yennadon Iron Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 4 2017 11:37AM |
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