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| HER Number: | MDV115521 |
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| Name: | Dressing Floor and Buddles at Caroline Wheal Prosper Tin Mine, West Buckfastleigh |
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Summary
Dressing floor and buddles constructed in the 19th century at Caroline Wheal Prosper tin mine to the north and east of the wheelpit
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 701 658 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | West Buckfastleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DEAN PRIOR |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX76NW89
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1433413
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DRESSING FLOOR (Constructed, XIX - 1854 AD (Between) to 1857 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Small square structure shown on 19th century map which probably represents the buddle to the east of the wheelpit.
Newman, P., 2004, Caroline Wheal Prosper: a Tin Mine at Buckfastleigh in Devon, 9, Figure 3 (Report - Survey). SDV359664.
The 19th century dressing floor at Caroline Wheal Prosper tin mine was located to the north of the wheelpit. The area was terraced utilizing the face of a natural outcrop as a back wall. Circa 14 metres north of the wheelpit a small stone building 4 metres long was built against the outcrop. North of the building a slightly raised terrace has a retaining wall on the west side and probably contained the portable tin dressing equipment. Two buddles survive to the east of the wheelpit. The northern stone lined buddle has a lozenge shape 4.5 metres long by 2.1 metres wide and 0.7 metres deep. The southern end has a narrow slot through which water could exit. To the south a second stone lined rectangular buddle measures 4.3 metres by 2.3 metres by 0.8 metres deep and is located to collect material within the outflow of the other buddle. To the east of the buddles is a stone lined channel running north to south constructed to convey water and possibly tin slime to the area at the foot of the terrace.
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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| SDV359664 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2004. Caroline Wheal Prosper: a Tin Mine at Buckfastleigh in Devon. English Heritage Survey Report. A1/29/2004. 9, Figure 3. [Mapped feature: #74854 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7837 | Part of: Caroline Wheal Prosper Tin Mine, West Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV115518 | Related to: House and Office at Caroline Wheal Prosper Tin Mine, West Buckfastleigh (Building) |
| MDV115522 | Related to: Leat at Caroline Wheal Prosper Tin Mine, West Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV115519 | Related to: Magazine at Caroline Wheal Prosper Tin Mine, West Buckfastleigh (Building) |
| MDV115523 | Related to: Tramway at Caroline Wheal Prosper Tin Mine, West Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV115520 | Related to: Wheelpit at Caroline Wheal Prosper Tin Mine, West Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV13204 | Related to: William's Shaft and Adit at Caroline Wheal Prosper Tin Mine, West Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7005 - Caroline Wheal Prosper: a Tin Mine at Buckfastleigh in Devon (Ref: A1/29/2004)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 28 2022 12:12PM |
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