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| HER Number: | MDV41544 |
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| Name: | Lean's shaft, Wheal Betsy |
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Summary
Mine shaft depicted on historic Ordnance Survey maps. Known as Lean's shaft, this is one of the southern shafts at Wheal Betsy.
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/6/9
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE SHAFT (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD (Between) to 1877 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Old Shafts' marked on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map, 98NW (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Old Shafts' marked on historic (1907) 6 inch map.
Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric (Cartographic). SDV350058.
'Shaft (Disused)' marked on 1965 version of the historic mapping.
Pye, A. + Westcott, K., 1992, Archaeological survey of the pumping engine-house at Wheal Betsy, Mary Tavy, Fig 2 (Report - Survey). SDV253761.
Pye and Westcott place the site of Lean's Shaft and wheelpit for South Engine, 1831 at approximately this grid reference.
Richardson, P. H. G., 1992, The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913, 50 (Article in Serial). SDV323598.
Mine shaft known as 'Lean's Shaft' depicted on Richardson's sketch plan. Other details: Figure 7.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
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. |
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). 98NW. |
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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). |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #106488 ] |
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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) |
| MDV41543 | Related to: First Engine Shaft, Wheal Betsy (Monument) |
| MDV26903 | Related to: Leat, Black Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 6 2022 10:15AM |
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