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| HER Number: | MDV41543 |
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| Name: | First Engine Shaft, Wheal Betsy |
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Summary
Mine shaft indicated on historic Ordnance Survey Maps. This is named as First Engine Shaft and was part of Wheal Betsy Mine.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 509 808 |
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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/6/8
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE SHAFT (Constructed, XIX - 1830 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Shaft' depicted on the late 19th century historic map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Old Shaft' depicted on the early 20th century historic map.
Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric (Cartographic). SDV350058.
'Shafts (disused)' indicated on 1965 Ordnance Survey Map.
Pye, A. + Westcott, K., 1992, Archaeological survey of the pumping engine-house at Wheal Betsy, Mary Tavy, Fig 2 (Report - Survey). SDV253761.
'First Engine Shaft', 1831.
Richardson, P. H. G., 1992, The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913, 50, fig 7 (Article in Serial). SDV323598.
Shaft depicted on Richardson's sketch plan as 'Adit Shaft'.
National Mapping Programme, post-1985, Dartmoor NMP Transcription data (Cartographic). SDV364293.
Area of spoil heap indicated on survey layers.
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. Fig 2. |
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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, fig 7. |
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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: #139609 ] |
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| SDV350058 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3185 | Part of: Wheal Betsy Mine (Monument) |
| MDV41544 | Related to: Lean's shaft, Wheal Betsy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 6 2022 10:10AM |
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