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| HER Number: | MDV130624 |
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| Name: | Extractive pits or shafts within Morwell Wood, Gulworthy |
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Summary
Earthworks of six sub-oval and elongated pits, interpreted as post-medieval or 19th century extractive pits and/or shafts, are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2010. The earthworks are possibly associated with mine workings attached to Wheal Russell Mine and had probably been abandoned by the late-19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 440 709 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Gulworthy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
- SHAFT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The earthworks do not correspond with any pit features in this location.
Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 17-JAN-2010 (Cartographic). SDV363954.
Sub-oval and elongated pits are visible as earthworks.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.
A north-east to south-west alignment of six sub-oval and elongated pits, between 5-20 metres long, are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2010.
The earthworks do not correspond with any pit features depicted in this location on the late-19th century First Edition Ordnance Survey map, although features that are labelled as ‘Russell United Mine (Copper)’ are shown in the surrounding area.
The pits are therefore interpreted as the extractive pits and/or shafts of post-medieval or early to mid-19th century mine workings that are possibly associated with Wheal Russell Mine (MDV22886). The workings in this location had probably passed out of use by the mid to late-19th century.
The earthworks are not visible on other available aerial imagery owing to thick tree cover of Morwell Wood.
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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| SDV363945 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2020-2021. Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363954 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2000-2019. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 17-JAN-2010. [Mapped feature: #130051 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV22886 | Related to: Wheal Russell Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 30 2021 3:01PM |
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