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HER Number: | MDV49851 |
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Name: | MINE in the Parish of Broadhembury |
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Summary
Vis=27/8/1993(horner) area of whetstone mining visible beneath mature conifer plantation. Intermittent line of collapsed working running ne-sw visible c 30m into plantation. At n end signs of recent subsidence of possible pits. At s end an area of level ground and terracing, possibly working area. Other shorter stretches of collapsed shaft noted running off this platform area on same alignment (horner). Alignments of pits or collapsed shafts visible on raf 1947 ap prior to afforestation (aph).
Location
Grid Reference: | ST 108 065 |
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Map Sheet: | ST10NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Broadhembury |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BROADHEMBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NW/92/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
APH, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV126799.
Vis=27/8/1993(horner) area of whetstone mining visible beneath mature conifer plantation. Intermittent line of collapsed working running ne-sw visible c 30m into plantation. At n end signs of recent subsidence of possible pits. At s end an area of level ground and terracing, possibly working area. Other shorter stretches of collapsed shaft noted running off this platform area on same alignment (horner). Alignments of pits or collapsed shafts visible on raf 1947 ap prior to afforestation (aph).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV126800.
Des=horner,b. /(2/9/1993)/as above.
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV126801.
Aph=raf/cpe/uk/1974/4452/(11/4/1947).
Sources / Further Reading
Associated Monuments
MDV110227 | Part of: Whetstone Mines Around North Hill, Black Down, Blackborough Common, Tower Plot and Newcombe Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Dec 13 2016 10:22AM |
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