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| HER Number: | MDV105137 |
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| Name: | Buildings associated with Belstone Consols Mine Leat |
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Summary
Small building that probably housed the compressor and hearth for tempering the drills. Associated with the Belstone Consols Mine, the leat water is carried into this building via aqueduct and leaves via a ravine or valley to go to the wheelpit to the south. No longer extant.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 632 940 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Belstone |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BELSTONE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- INDUSTRIAL BUILDING (XIX - 1878 AD to 1891 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Building is depicted on the late 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Building is still depicted on the historic map.
Hamilton Jenkin, Dr. A. K., 2005, Mines of Devon, 103 (Monograph). SDV282410.
Small building associated with the Belstone Consols Mine leat; probably contained a compressor with a hearth for tempering the drills. The water is carried via aqueduct into this building from the north and leaves via a deep valley or ravine heading southwards towards the wheelpit.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV282410 | Monograph: Hamilton Jenkin, Dr. A. K.. 2005. Mines of Devon. Mines of Devon. Paperback Volume. 103. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #64600 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6879 | Part of: Belstone Consols Mine at Greenhill (Monument) |
| MDV63127 | Related to: Belstone Consols Mine Wheelpit (Monument) |
| MDV105134 | Related to: Leats supplying Belstone Consols Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 20 2018 8:13AM |
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