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| HER Number: | MDV12810 |
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| Name: | STAMPING MILL in the Parish of Whitchurch |
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Summary
Stamping mill on west side of river walkham, part of merrivale bridge mine.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 551 752 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and building remains of the Merrivale Bridge Mine
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/58
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STAMPING MILL (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV275893.
Stamping mill on west side of river walkham, part of merrivale bridge mine.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV275897.
Greeves, t. /pmmcj/vol 6 no.3(1976)3-5,11/copy in parish file. Vis=estimated -/-/1970 (greeves) the remains of a wheelpit and a settling pit are visible here. Internal dimensions of wheelpit, 3 feet by 18 feet. A leat leads to this site from the river at sx55157547. Greeves suggests a mid 19th century date for this mill.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible.
Newman, P., 1993, Fieldwork and survey at Wheal Fortune Mine, May 1993, 5-8 (Article in Serial). SDV225303.
Lower dressing floor at Wheal Fortune Mine with well preserved wheelpit and masonry remains. Stone leat embankment to west of wheelpit with traceable leat on an adit at SX 5518 7540. Dressing floor heavily disturbed but one square buddle remains visible and tin slimes noted.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV225303 | Article in Serial: Newman, P.. 1993. Fieldwork and survey at Wheal Fortune Mine, May 1993. Dartmoor Tinworking Research Group Newsletter. Unknown. 5-8. |
| SDV275893 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV275897 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4207 | Related to: Blowing house 350 metres north-east of Merrivale Bridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2023 10:50AM |
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