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| HER Number: | MDV127056 |
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| Name: | Mine shaft within Hele Bottom, Bickleigh |
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Summary
A sub-circular pit, interpreted as a mid-19th century mine shaft associated with Wheal Lopes copper mine, is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. The mine workings and shaft had passed out of use by the late 19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 517 631 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bickleigh (SH) |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BICKLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE SHAFT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The earthwork pit corresponds with a circular feature labelled as ‘Old Shaft’.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5163 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
A circular pit is visible as an earthwork.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
The earthwork pit corresponds with a circular feature labelled as ‘Shafts (disused)’.
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.
A sub-circular pit, circa 8m diameter, is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. The visible earthwork corresponds with a circular feature labelled as ‘Old Shaft’ on the late 19th century First Edition Ordnance Survey map and as ‘Shafts (disused)’ on the Ordnance Survey MasterMap of 2019. The earthwork is therefore interpreted as a mid-19th century mine shaft probably associated with Wheal Lopes copper mine which had passed out of use by the late 19th century. The earthwork is also located amongst the more extensive earthwork remains of a medieval or post-medieval streamworks (MDV28705) and it should therefore be borne in mind that this pit may be in part or wholly the result of these earlier workings.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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 SX5163 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #123224 ] |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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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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Associated Monuments
| MDV2223 | Part of: Lopez Mine (Monument) |
| MDV28705 | Related to: Streamworks at Hele Barton, Bickleigh (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: | Dec 6 2019 11:03AM |
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