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| HER Number: | MDV132437 |
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| Name: | Dunstan's Shaft at Birch Tor and Vitifer Mine, North Bovey |
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Summary
Dunstan's Shaft at Birch Tor and Vitifer Mine to the south-west of a wheel pit which drained it
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 681 808 |
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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
- National Record of the Historic Environment
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHAFT (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.
Shown on 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Shown on early 20th century map.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 22-5, Map 24, Figure 24.5 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Site '10' at 'Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines' was Dunstan's shaft, named after the mine captain at the time. It was started at the lower end of the gully in 1846 eventually reaching 40 fathoms. The water wheel in the pit a few metres away drained the workings.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Circular feature shown on modern mapping.
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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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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). |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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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 12:42PM |
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