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| HER Number: | MDV130628 |
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| Name: | Extractive pits or shafts within Morwell Wood, Gulworthy |
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Summary
A group of sub-circular and sub-oval earthwork pits, interpreted as post-medieval or early to mid-19th century extractive pits and/or shafts, is visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2010. The features had probably passed out of use by the mid to late-19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 440 711 |
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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-circular and sub-oval 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 group of sub-circular and sub-oval earthwork pits, between 4-13 metres long, is visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2010.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any pit features depicted in this location on the late-19th century First Edition Ordnance Survey map, although earthworks labelled as ‘Shaft’ are shown in proximity to the east and west.
They are therefore interpreted as post-medieval or early to mid-19th century extractive pits and/or shafts probably associated with Wheal Russell Mine (MDV22886). They are likely to have passed out of use by the mid to late-19th century.
A record for costean pits (MDV72769) has also been made in this location and it is possible that the earthworks transcribed as part of this survey are related to these.
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: #130057 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV72769 | Related to: Wheal Russell Mine, Costean Pit (Monument) |
| 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 3:29PM |
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