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Summary

Sluice Canal Feed and sump, Buctor Farm, Tavistock

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Structures, earthworks and below-ground mining features associated with Wheal Crebor Mine including a former canal and railway, east of Buctor Farm

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CANAL SLUICE (XX to XXI - 1910 AD to 2015 AD (Not applicable))

Full description

Buck, C., 2015, Buctor Farm, Tavistock (Report - Assessment). SDV359746.

This study was commissioned by the landowner on behalf of Natural England as part of a Higher Level Environmental Stewardship Agreement Scheme and produced by Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Cornwall Council.

This feature is a mechanism to allow water (via a sluice gate and concrete revetment 1.5m wide in the south side of the canal), to enter a ‘V’ shaped concrete lined channel 6m long. This leads to a 11m long concrete block tunnel approximately 1.5m deep, 0.5m wide at its base – and from there to a deep tank (under the nearby track), or to divert to a long soakaway channel which runs down the mine on the north side of the main access track. The tank has water in it – and the mechanism appears to not have any blockages.

Recommendation
The site is presumably privately owned and outside the stewardship area.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7058 - Archaeological Management Plan, Buctor Farm, Tavistock (Ref: 2015R055)

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