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| HER Number: | MDV12199 |
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| Name: | Wheal Fortune / Merrivale Bridge Mine |
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Summary
During the 19c the area came within the sett of Merrivale Bridge Mine; tin streaming covers 6.5ha to the north of the tavistock to princetown road (which has been embanked to cross the area) and extends southwards along the stream for a further 1km.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 549 754 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and building remains of the Merrivale Bridge Mine
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/95
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
NMR, CITING OS, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV244799.
Vis=28/10/1980 (os) Staple tor sett. tin streaming covers 6.5ha to the north of the tavistock to princetown road (which has been embanked to cross the area) and extends southwards along the stream for a further 1km. The hut (see subsheet) is on an area of worked material suggesting re-working and a probable post-medieval date (nmr, citing os).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV244801.
Greeves, t. A. P. /pmmcj/vol 6 no 3(1976)3-5,11. Vis=estimated -/-/1975(greeves) the head of beckamoor combe has been extensively streamed (extent shown on os 6" 1954) (greeves).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV244802.
Des=pattison, p. /(18/1/1988)/rchme field investigation. Vis=18/1/1988 (rchme) during the 19c the area came within the sett of merrivale bridge mine; beckammoor combe streamwork was re-worked as part of a wider mining operation of only moderate success. Specific reference is made to the streamwork in december 1859 (citing 'plymouth mineral and mining', with no further reference) (pattison).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on the RAF verticals.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV244799 | Report - Survey: NMR, CITING OS. |
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| SDV244801 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV244802 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12811 | Parent of: Pits and shafts, Wheal Fortune Mine (Monument) |
| MDV12804 | Parent of: Stamping mill with dressing floor and wheelpit, Wheal Fortune (Monument) |
| MDV12803 | Parent of: Wheelpit, Merrivale Bridge / Wheal Fortune Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2023 10:46AM |
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