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| HER Number: | MDV126552 |
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| Name: | Shafts and spoil heaps at Boringdon Mine, Sparkwell |
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Summary
Three mounds, possibly the remains of former mine shafts and associated spoil heaps, are visible as earthworks under Boringdon Wood, on aerial photographs of the 1950s and visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. The earthworks are probably part of the 19th century lead, silver, arsenic and iron mine at Boringdon.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 530 585 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sparkwell |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMPTON ST.MARY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE SHAFT (XIX - 1820 AD to 1857 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1951, RAF/540/493, RAF/540/493 RP 3009-3010 12-MAY-1951 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363147.
Mounds are visible as earthworks.
Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/540/1625, RAF/540/1625 F22 0247-0248 24-MAY-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351141.
Mounds are visible as earthworks.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5358 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Mounds are visible as earthworks.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Three mounds are visible as earthworks under Boringdon Wood, on aerial photographs of the 1950s and visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, centred on circa SX53145849, SX53005852 and SX52915853.
The mounds are irregularly shaped and measure circa 20m to 30m across.
The westernmost two earthworks correspond with mounds depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch First Edition map, that remain schematically depicted on the current MasterMap base layer. The easternmost mound is not depicted.
Hollows are visible in each mound. In the westernmost two mounds the hollows are off centre. At the easternmost mound, two hollows are visible, cut into the north and south faces.
The earthworks are probably part of the 19th century lead, silver, arsenic and iron mine at Boringdon. The character of the westernmost two mounds might support the interpretation as the remains of former mine shafts and associated tips. The different character of the easternmost mound might support an interpretation as an isolated spoil heap.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351141 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/540/1625. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1625 F22 0247-0248 24-MAY-1955. |
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| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX5358 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363147 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1951. RAF/540/493. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/493 RP 3009-3010 12-MAY-1951. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5537 | Part of: Boringdon Park Mine, Sparkwell (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 17 2021 11:16AM |
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