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| HER Number: | MDV120313 |
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| Name: | Mine shafts at Black Down on the Red-a-ven Brook |
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Summary
Mid-19th century mine shafts at Black Down Mine consisting of an alignment of three blocked shafts, on the east side of the river, and an adit at river level. The engine shaft is the lowest of the three, sited 60 metres from the river. It is surrounded by a bank of spoil and has an additional large linear dump to the south.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 570 917 |
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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
- MINE SHAFT (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.
alignment of three blocked shafts, on the east side of the river, and an adit at river level. The engine shaft is the lowest of the three, sited 60 metres from the river. It is surrounded by a bank of spoil and has an additional large linear dump to the south.
Other features which may be associated with the mining activity here are two shallow linear trenches which traverse the lode on the eastern hillside. One is located between the two lower shafts and the second is just above the higher shaft. Their purpose is not clear but they could be prospecting trenches, dug to examine the character of the ground beneath. The purpose of an alignment of twelve shallow, confluent pits, to the east of the higher shaft, running for 50 metres approximately east-west is even less clear and some doubt has to be exercised as to whether they are in fact connected with the mining operations here, or are evidence of military activity. To the north of the main engine shaft is a levelled terrace with a low retaining wall on the upslope side. Its function is unclear though it could have contained a temporary structure of some kind.
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360209.
Visible on the lidar data.
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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| SDV360209 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped features: #79546 ; #79547 ; #79548 ] |
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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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