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| HER Number: | MDV12811 |
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| Name: | Pits and shafts, Wheal Fortune Mine |
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Summary
A line of pits and shafts runs up the hill, where the main mine workings are 19th century. Linear trench with spoil dumps on either side of the gully in places may represent an openworking phase of the wheal fortune mine although the piles of loose stones may be a result of field clearance from the enclosure to the south.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 550 755 |
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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/59
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/166
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Constructed, XIX to Edwardian - 1885 AD (Between) to 1905 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2149, 3175 (Aerial Photograph). SDV282746.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1976, Merrivale Bridge Mine, Wheal Fortune & Staple Tor Sett, 1806-1887, 3-5, 11 (Article in Serial). SDV358455.
Part of Merrivale Bridge Mine. a line of pits and shafts runs up the hill from SX 5515 7547 to approximately SX 549 755, where the main mine workings are. 19th century in date.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Group of trial pits visible on aerial photographs on the south-east slope of Great Staple Tor and to the east of the Grimstone and Sortridge leat.
Griffith, F. M., 1986, DAP/HO, 11, 12 (Aerial Photograph). SDV256450.
Newman, P., 1993, Fieldwork and survey at Wheal Fortune Mine, May 1993, 5-8 (Article in Serial). SDV225303.
Openwork and pits belonging to Wheal Fortune Mine SX57NW/96. Linear trench with spoil dumps on either side of the gully in places may represent an open working phase of the Wheal Fortune Mine although the piles of loose stones may be a result of field clearance from the enclosure to the south.
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. |
| SDV256450 | Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1986. DAP/HO. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 11, 12. |
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| SDV282746 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2149. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3175. |
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| 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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| SDV358455 | Article in Serial: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1976. Merrivale Bridge Mine, Wheal Fortune & Staple Tor Sett, 1806-1887. Plymouth Mineral and Mining Club Journal. 6.3. Photocopy + Digital. 3-5, 11. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12199 | Part of: Wheal Fortune / Merrivale Bridge Mine (Monument) |
| MDV12803 | Related to: Wheelpit, Merrivale Bridge / Wheal Fortune Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 27 2023 10:23AM |
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