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HER Number: | MDV126492 |
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Name: | Bungalow at Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines |
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Summary
A miner's house for the use of miners and their families of Birch Tor and Vitifer Tin Mines. The building was a single-storey timber bungalow, L-shaped on plan with a probable porch on the north end. An archaeological field survey in 2001 recorded aas the only surviving remains of the building. The main building plinth measures 10 metres by 3.5 metres and the smaller section, which may include the entrance is approximately 5.3 metres by 2.8 metres. The remains were turf covered. The bungalow was extant circa 1912.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 682 809 |
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Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | North Bovey |
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District | Teignbridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTH BOVEY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE314
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE315
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1338505
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1338508
- Old SAM Ref Revised: 34499
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BUNGALOW (Built, Edwardian to Early 20th Century - 1905 AD (Between) to 1912 AD (Between))
- WORKERS COTTAGE (Built, Edwardian to Early 20th Century - 1905 AD (Between) to 1912 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Not shown on early 20th century map.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1986, Tin Mines and Miners of Dartmoor, A photographic record (Monograph). SDV351363.
A bungalow lived in by miners and their families. The bungalow was photographed when still standing in circa 1912.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 22-5, map 24, Figure 24.5 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Site '8' at 'Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines'was a bungalow for miners and their families.
Newman, P., 2002, Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines (Report - Survey). SDV363213.
(12/02/2001 & 10/07/2001) SX 68278097. An earthwork terrace and stone plinth are all that remains of a single-storey, timber bungalow, occupied by miners at Birch Tor and Vitifer Tin Mine in the period leading up to World War I. The structure was roughly L shaped with a probable porch on the north end. The main building plinth is 10m by 3.5m and the smaller section, which may include the entrance is approximately 5.3m by 2.8m. The remains are now turf covered.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 22-5, map 24, Figure 24.5. |
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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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SDV351363 | Monograph: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1986. Tin Mines and Miners of Dartmoor, A photographic record. Tin Mines and Miners of Dartmoor, A photographic record. Paperback Volume. |
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SDV363213 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2002. Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines. English Heritage. A1/34/2002. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV6638 | Part of: Birch Tor and Vitifer Tin Mine, North Bovey (Monument) |
MDV118862 | Related to: Medieval Field System to the north of the Settlement at Headland Warren, North Bovey (Monument) |
MDV126478 | Related to: Openwork 500 metres south-west of Birch Tor (Monument) |
MDV27831 | Related to: Ruined remains of mine office at Birch Tor and Vitifer Mine (Building) |
MDV126481 | Related to: Tin streamworks in the Redwater Valley (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7139 - Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines Survey (Ref: A1/20/2001, A1/34/2002)
Date Last Edited: | Mar 30 2022 1:26PM |
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