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| HER Number: | MDV120318 |
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| Name: | Adit west of the West Okement River at Meldon Quarry |
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Summary
Evidence of metal working west of the West Okement River consisting of an adit which remains open for a short stretch and was presumably worked in tandem with the shafts that ascend the slope immediately above it. A fine example, evidence of the attendant spoil heap has been obliterated by later activity in the area.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 563 920 |
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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
- ADIT (XIX - 1850 AD to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1997, The Meldon Industrial Landscape, Okehampton, Devon. An Archaeological Survey, 19, figs 10-13 (Report - Survey). SDV346364.
Evidence of metal working west of the West Okement River consisting of an adit which remains open for a short stretch and was presumably worked in tandem with the shafts that ascend the slope immediately above it. A fine example, evidence of the attendant spoil heap has been obliterated by later activity in the area.
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360208.
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. 19, figs 10-13. |
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| SDV360208 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #79552 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV120322 | Related to: Mine shafts east of Meldon Pool (Monument) |
| MDV120319 | Related to: Mine shafts east of the West Okement River at Meldon Quarry (Monument) |
| MDV120320 | Related to: Mine shafts west of the West Okement River at Meldon Quarry (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4968 - Survey of Meldon Industrial Landscape
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 4 2017 11:39AM |
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