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HER Number: | MDV72803 |
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Name: | Wheal Russell Mine, Matthews Shaft |
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Summary
Site of 19th century Matthews Shaft at Wheal Russell Mine
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 437 705 |
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Map Sheet: | SX47SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Gulworthy |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Matthews shaft. Site of shafts and spoil heaps, part of the disused 19th-20th century Russell United Mine and section of line of 19th century horse tramway
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHAFT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Site of a feature shown on 19th century map in the southwest part of a large spoil heap.
Buck, C., 2005, Wheal Russell Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment, 32 (Report - Assessment). SDV336659.
Shaft (Site 29) labelled Matthews Shaft on 1867 map with the flat rod angle bob crank pit shown on the 1867 survey plan of Wheal Russell Mine.The shaft is located at the southern end of the flat rod from the water wheel (see PRN 72788) which was probably connected to a winding drum to raise ore from the shaft. The archive maps show a large spoil heap around the shaft. The survey in 2005 found the shaft had been filled in & the area consisted of mine waste rubble with possible evidence for linear spoil dumps that once had tramways along the top. Other details: Figs 5 - 6.
Sources / Further Reading
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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SDV336659 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2005. Wheal Russell Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall County Council Report. 2006R0004. A4 Stapled + Digital. 32. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV22886 | Part of: Wheal Russell Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
MDV72788 | Related to: Wheal Russell Mine, Wheelpit & Flat Rod Cutting (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4040 - Wheal Russell Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment
Date Last Edited: | Feb 22 2017 1:02PM |
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