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| HER Number: | MDV41542 |
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| Name: | First Engine Shaft and Pearce's Shaft, Wheal Betsy |
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Summary
Two mine shafts; 'First Engine Shaft' and 'Pearce's Shaft', Wheal Betsy.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 509 809 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Mary Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MARY TAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/6/7
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE SHAFT (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1877 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Ordnance Survey, 1965, SX58SW (Cartographic). SDV336881.
'Shafts (disused)' marked on Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1965) map.
Pye, A. + Westcott, K., 1992, Archaeological survey of the pumping engine house at Wheal Betsy, Mary Tavy (Report - Survey). SDV253761.
‘First Engine Shaft’ and 'Pearce's Shaft', (1831). Other details: Figure 2.
Richardson, P. H. G., 1992, The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913, 50 (Article in Serial). SDV323598.
Both mine shafts depicted on Richardson's sketch plan, corresponding with the 1992 Exeter Museum Survey. Other details: Figure 7.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
'Old shafts' marked on Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1907) map.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV253761 | Report - Survey: Pye, A. + Westcott, K.. 1992. Archaeological survey of the pumping engine house at Wheal Betsy, Mary Tavy. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Field Investigation. 92.08. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV323598 | Article in Serial: Richardson, P. H. G.. 1992. The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913. British Mining. 44. A5 Paperback. 50. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #91141 ] |
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| SDV336881 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1965. SX58SW. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3185 | Part of: Wheal Betsy Mine (Monument) |
| MDV41541 | Related to: Mine shaft, Wheal Betsy (Monument) |
| MDV43174 | Related to: Mining machinery, Wheal Betsy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 12 2016 2:56PM |
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