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| HER Number: | MDV79963 |
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| Name: | Shaft and Spoil Heap on West Down, Whitchurch |
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Summary
Shaft and spoil heap associated with Westdown Mine shown on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map. An oval spoil heap was transcribed as part of the NMP survey of the Tamar Valley AONB.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 481 703 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SPOIL HEAP (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
- MINE SHAFT (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Earthwork depicted on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.
Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, RAF/V17/170/0016-17 (Interpretation). SDV346287.
The transcription of an oval spoil heap from aerial photographs RAF/V17/170/0016-17 corresponds to a several Tamar Valley NMP database record of a spoilheap described as of ‘unknown medieval’ date.
Newman, P., 2011, Mining in the Tavy Valley, West Devon. An Assessment of Archaeological Potential, 61 (Report - Assessment). SDV347105.
Un-annotated earthworks depicted on first edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map representing a shaft and spoil heap associated with Westdown Mine. Other details: No 41.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2016, Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV359374.
The aerial photograph reference given in the Tamar Valley NMP transcription attributes is incomplete; the date of the photographs is not included.
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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| SDV346287 | Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2001-2002. Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records. National Mapping Programme. Map (Digital). RAF/V17/170/0016-17. [Mapped feature: #106766 ] |
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| SDV347105 | Report - Assessment: Newman, P.. 2011. Mining in the Tavy Valley, West Devon. An Assessment of Archaeological Potential. SW Landscape Investigations Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 61. |
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| SDV359374 | Personal Comment: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2016. Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey. Not Applicable. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV114469 | Part of: Mining and Extractive Remains on West Down (Monument) |
| MDV4082 | Related to: Westdown Copper Mine, Whitchurch (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 19 2016 12:48PM |
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