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| HER Number: | MDV64749 |
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| Name: | Trackway |
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Summary
Main track from burracombe gate linking up to the whiteworks road near nun's cross probably predates eylesborough mine which it serves. The track was well engineered using cuttings + metalling in places. It enters sheepstor parish from meavy parish at ngr sx55806660 + goes off the map at sx60006825 (newman).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 582 675 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/101
- Old SAM Ref: 34467 (PART)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRACKWAY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV222262.
Des=ancient monuments/(30/9/2003)/as above.
Newman, P., 1999, Eylesbarrow (Ailsborough) Tin Mine, 141 (Article in Serial). SDV231130.
Main track from Burracombe Gate linking up to the Whiteworks Road near Nun's Cross probably predates Eylesborough Mine which it serves. The track was well engineered using cuttings and metalling in places. It enters Sheepstor parish from Meavy parish at SX 5580 6660 and goes off the map at SX 6000 6825.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV222262 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV231130 | Article in Serial: Newman, P.. 1999. Eylesbarrow (Ailsborough) Tin Mine. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 57. Paperback Volume. 141. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3330 | Related to: Eylesbarrow (Ailsborough) Tin Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 17 2020 1:25PM |
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