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| HER Number: | MDV123339 |
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| Name: | Vawter's Beam tinwork, Morwell Down |
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Summary
Possible site of the late-16th century tinwork known as 'Vawter's or Walter's Beam'. Waterhouse cites dates of activity on this mine as: 1578, 1582, 1650-80.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 453 707 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Gulworthy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TIN MINE? (Constructed, XVI to XVII - 1570 AD to 1680 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Areas of quarrying shown on this version of the historic mapping.
Waterhouse, R., 2017, The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology, 183, 187 figs 6.36, 6.41 (Monograph). SDV361789.
Vawter's or Walter's Beam Tinwork. Shown as a possible location on Waterhouse's plans of Morwell Down. Presumably referred to in documentation as author cites dates of activity as: 1578, 1582, 1650-80.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV361789 | Monograph: Waterhouse, R.. 2017. The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology. The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology. Paperback Volume. 183, 187 figs 6.36, 6.41. [Mapped feature: #113997 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV51330 | Related to: Extractive pits on Morwell Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 8 2018 2:58PM |
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