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| HER Number: | MDV77618 |
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| Name: | Engine Shaft in Morwelldown Plantation |
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Summary
Engine shaft with balance bob pit, shown on 1867 Bedford Estates map.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 459 693 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46NE |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHAFT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Buck, C., 2006, Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment, 27 (Report - Assessment). SDV344672.
Shaft with balance bob pit shown on 1867 Bedford Estate map, which survives as an elongated pit 4 metres wide and 6 metres long, with its base 1 metre below ground level. The shaft is choked although it is not immediately visible as a depression. Other details: Figures 5- 6 and 35, site 10.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV344672 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2006. Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall County Council Report. 2006R023. A4 Stapled + Digital. 27. [Mapped feature: #104555 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV22881 | Part of: Bedford Consols or Wheal Gawton Mine (Monument) |
| MDV129481 | Part of: Shafts and pits under Maddacleave Wood and Morwelldown Plantation, Gulworthy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4746 - Archaeological Assessment of Gawton Mine, Devon
- EDV4747 - Field Survey of Gawton Mine
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 10 2020 3:58PM |
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