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| HER Number: | MDV126403 |
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| Name: | Ruined mine building, Hexworthy Tin Mine |
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Summary
Stone foundations are all that survive of a structure, associated with Hexworthy/Hooten Wheals Mine, sited just north of the mine track. The ground plan shows the building to have consisted of two staggered compartments, each measuring 3.1 metres by 7.2 metres. Narrow raised cross partitions, within the floor of the ruins suggest a suspended floor and that the building itself may have been a timber structure. The quantity of rubble is certainly not commensurate with a full stone structure. Concrete steps survive on the south end of the foundations.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 657 711 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE176
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1064999
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE BUILDING (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Full description
Richardson, P. H. G., 1992, The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913, 44 (Article in Serial). SDV323598.
The building is still standing with roof intact in Richardson's sketch of 1935.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, P. Newman (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(Visited 10/01/1996) SX 6572 7117 Stone foundations are all that survive of a structure, associated with Hexworthy/Hooten Wheals Mine, sited just north of the mine track. The ground plan shows the building to have consisted of two staggered compartments, each measuring 3.1 metres by 7.2 metres. Narrow raised cross partitions, within the floor of the ruins suggest a suspended floor and that the building itself may have been a timber structure. The quantity of rubble is certainly not commensurate with a full stone structure. Concrete steps survive on the south end of the foundations.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1996, Tin Mining in the O Brook Valley (Report - Survey). SDV363199.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV323598 | Article in Serial: Richardson, P. H. G.. 1992. The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913. British Mining. 44. A5 Paperback. 44. |
| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. P. Newman. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6389 | Part of: Hooten Wheals/Hexworthy Tin Mine (Monument) |
| MDV103597 | Related to: Cairn east of The Henroost tin working, south of Down Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV61853 | Related to: Powder house at Hexworthy Mine (Building) |
| MDV6399 | Related to: Ruined buildings, Hexworthy Tin Mine (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 18 2022 4:06PM |
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