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HER Number:MDV116750
Name:Five Shaft Heads in the Streamworks at the Crownley Parks Sett at Bagtor Mine, Ilsington

Summary

Five mine shaftheads in a south-easterly alignment in the streamworks at the Crownley Parks sett at Bagtor Mine

Location

Grid Reference:SX 763 760
Map Sheet:SX77NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishIlsington
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishILSINGTON

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthworks and stone walls of a Bronze age parallel reave system on Haytor Down with a number of hut circle settlements, enclosures and prehistoric cairns, plus 19th century Bagtor Tin Mine

Other References/Statuses

  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MINE SHAFT (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Newman, P., 2002, Haytor Down, Ilsington, Devon, 16, Figure 8 (Report - Survey). SDV346395.

Five shaftheads on a roughly south-east downhill alignment at Bagtor Mine. This most northerly shafthead is very large with a crescentric spoil heap on the downslope side.


Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 2002, Haytor Down: The Archaeology (Plan - measured). SDV359685.

Shafts shown as asterisks on survey.


English Heritage, 2005, Industrial Survey Information (Report - Survey). SDV346396.

The northern shaft is indicated by two lines on survey. The other four shafts to the south-east are indicated by asterisks. Map object partly based on this source.


Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.

The northern shaft is shown as an oval feature on modern mapping with a spoil heap to the south. Map object partly based on this source.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV346395Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2002. Haytor Down, Ilsington, Devon. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A1/2/1999. A4 Spiral Bound. 16, Figure 8.
SDV346396Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Industrial Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV359352Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV359685Plan - measured: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 2002. Haytor Down: The Archaeology. A1 Folded.

Associated Monuments

MDV8082Part of: Bagtor Mine and Tin Streamworks, Ilsington (Monument)
MDV116748Related to: Adit in Streamworks at Bagtor Mine, Ilsington (Monument)
MDV116755Related to: Adit in the southern part of Bagtor Mine, Ilsington (Monument)
MDV26543Related to: Area of Tin Working Trial Pits west of Pinchaford, Ilsington (Monument)
MDV103588Related to: Field system at Bagtor Mine, Ilsington (Monument)
MDV26958Related to: Parallel reave system south of Haytor Rocks (Monument)
MDV116749Related to: Shaft Head in the Streamworks at the Crownley Parks Sett at Bagtor Mine, Ilsington (Monument)
MDV116751Related to: Wheelpit in the streamworks at Bagtor Mine, Ilsington (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7021 - Haytor Down: Survey Report (Ref: A1/2/1999)

Date Last Edited:Apr 3 2018 10:57AM