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HER Number:MDV114445
Name:Mine Shaft North East of Rixhill

Summary

The earthwork pits of a possible mine shaft was transcribed as part of the NMP survey of the Tamar Valley AONB.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 480 726
Map Sheet:SX47SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTavistock
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWHITCHURCH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MINE SHAFT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, RAF/CPE/UK/2149/8-9 (Interpretation). SDV346287.

Transcriptions of an earthwork pit visible on aerial photographs RAF/CPE/UK/2149/8-9 corresponds with a database record of a post-medieval mine shaft.


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 photograph is not included.
The transcriptions correspond with earthworks depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV346287Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2001-2002. Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records. National Mapping Programme. Map (Digital). RAF/CPE/UK/2149/8-9. [Mapped feature: #73783 ]
SDV359374Personal Comment: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2016. Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey. Not Applicable.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme

Date Last Edited:Feb 18 2016 2:02PM