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| HER Number: | MDV132435 |
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| Name: | Site of a wheel pit at Birch Tor and Vitifer Mine, North Bovey |
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Summary
Possible site of a wheel pit at Birch Tor and Vitifer Mine on the east side of Redwater Brook
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 682 809 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | North Bovey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTH BOVEY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record
- Pastscape
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WHEEL PIT (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Possibly shown on 19th century map.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 22-5, Map 24, Figure 24.5 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Site of a wheel pit shown as 'WP' at 'Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines' on the east side of Redwater Brook and to the south of the main mine buildings.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 22-5, Map 24, Figure 24.5. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #136077 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6638 | Part of: Birch Tor and Vitifer Tin Mine, North Bovey (Monument) |
| MDV126487 | Related to: Carpenter's shop at Birch Tor and Vitifer Mine, North Bovey (Building) |
| MDV118862 | Related to: Medieval Field System to the north of the Settlement at Headland Warren, North Bovey (Monument) |
| MDV126489 | Related to: Mine building at Birch Tor and Vitifer Mine, North Bovey (Building) |
| MDV126478 | Related to: Openwork 500 metres south-west of Birch Tor (Monument) |
| MDV27831 | Related to: Ruined remains of mine office at Birch Tor and Vitifer Mine (Building) |
| MDV126481 | Related to: Tin streamworks in the Redwater Valley (Monument) |
| MDV126490 | Related to: Turbine house at Birch Tor and Vitifer Mine, North Bovey (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7139 - Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines Survey (Ref: A1/20/2001, A1/34/2002)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 30 2022 12:31PM |
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