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| HER Number: | MDV120312 |
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| Name: | Wheelpit at Black Down Mine, Red-a-ven Brook |
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Summary
Mid-19th century wheelpit at Black Down Mine consisting of a substantial stone-built structure measuring 9 metres by 1.8 metres. It remains more or less intact though is now filled with rubble.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 569 917 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WHEEL PIT (Constructed, XIX - 1835 AD to 1875 AD (Between))
Full description
Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1997, The Meldon Industrial Landscape, Okehampton, Devon. An Archaeological Survey, 18-19, figure 9 (Report - Survey). SDV346364.
On the edge of the shaft itself a masonry-lined flat-rod opening aligns with a water wheel pit adjacent to the river. The wheelpit is a substantial stone-built structure 9 metres by 1.8 metres. It remains more or less intact though is now filled with rubble.
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
Depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346364 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S.. 1997. The Meldon Industrial Landscape, Okehampton, Devon. An Archaeological Survey. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Bound. 18-19, figure 9. |
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| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #79545 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV63126 | Part of: Mine remains on the Red-a-ven Brook (Monument) |
| MDV120314 | Related to: Adit at Black Down Mine, Red-a-ven Brook (Monument) |
| MDV120315 | Related to: Ruined building at Black Down Mine, Red-a-ven Brook (Building) |
| MDV102883 | Related to: Weir 630 metres north-east of Meldon Reservoir (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 4 2017 10:52AM |
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