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HER Number: | MDV105564 |
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Name: | Mine Shaft 23 at Eylesbarrow Tin Mine |
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Summary
Mine shaft number 23 known as 'Midsummer' forming part of the 19th century Eylesbarrow Tin Mine
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 603 683 |
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Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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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 | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE SHAFT (XVIII to XIX - 1750 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Earthwork shown on 19th century map to the north-east at Grid Reference SX60316836.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 157260 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Site visited on 9th May 2000. Shaft 460 metres south-east of Eylesbarrow, forming part of Eylesbarrow Tin Mine. A steep sided pit measuring about 6 metres deep, with a sharp sided water filled hollow in the base, grass and heather on slopes with rushes in the base. The associated dump is up 1.5 metres high and heather covered.
Newman , P., 1999, Eylesbarrow (Ailsborough) Tin Mine, 6-10, Figures 2-3, Appendices 1-2 (Report - Survey). SDV352201.
Over thirty shaftheads are still visible at the 19th century Eylesbarrow Tin Mine . They consist of conical pits surrounded on the downslope side by a crescentric ring of spoil or linear spoil dumps.
Shaft 23 known as 'Midsummer' is in an area of earlier activity where deposits were initially exploited by either streamwork or openwork methods. It was possibly mentioned in a document of the 1840s.
English Heritage, 2005, Industrial Survey Information (Report - Survey). SDV346396.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Feature shown on aerial photograph.
English Heritage, 2013, Eylesbarrow Tin Mine and associated remains, 1021055 (Schedule Document). SDV231131.
One of the mine shafts at Eylesbarrow Tin Mine.
English Heritage, 2013, Pastscape, 1300505 (Website). SDV352645.
Remains of nineteenth century mine shafts and adits at Eylesbarrow Tin Mine, which was mined from 1814 until 1856. An English Heritage archaeological field survey identified 25 shaftheads of which 16 have names recorded in documentary sources.
Most of the shaftheads comprise conical pits between 9 metres and 16 metres in diameter, surrounded on the downslope side by either a crescentic or linear spoil dump up to 3 metres high. Some also have remains of masonry collars. It is likely that the majority of the shafts would originally have had collars, particularly those associated with winding or pumping equipment but they were destroyed or obscured when the shafts were capped after abandonment. At least five of the shafts were associated with pumping equipment, powered by the two waterwheels located on the lower flanks of the hill. Three shafts have evidence of balance bob pits built into the upper rim of the shafthead. Six of the shafts were used for winding.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV231131 | Schedule Document: English Heritage. 2013. Eylesbarrow Tin Mine and associated remains. The Schedule of Monuments. Website. 1021055. |
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SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 157260. |
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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). |
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SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #64999 ] |
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SDV346396 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Industrial Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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SDV352201 | Report - Survey: Newman , P.. 1999. Eylesbarrow (Ailsborough) Tin Mine. English Heritage Survey Report. A4 Spiral Bound. 6-10, Figures 2-3, Appendices 1-2. |
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SDV352645 | Website: English Heritage. 2013. Pastscape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk. Website. 1300505. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV3330 | Part of: Eylesbarrow (Ailsborough) Tin Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor
- EDV6239 - Eylesbarrow (Ailsborough) Tin Mine
Date Last Edited: | Jan 19 2018 1:21PM |
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