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| HER Number: | MDV132506 |
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| Name: | Shafts at East Birch Tor Tin Mine, North Bovey |
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Summary
Shafts shown on historic maps at East Birch Tor Tin Mine also known as Headland Tin Mine
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 693 809 |
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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: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE SHAFT (Constructed, XIX to Early 20th Century - 1801 AD to 1932 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
At least five shafts shown at Headland Tin Mine on 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
At least five shafts shown on early 20th century map.
Crossing, W., 1912 (1965), Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor (Monograph). SDV320981.
H. M. Stationary Office, 1929, Abandoned Mines (Monograph). SDV215700.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 1995, 4358 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Photograph taken on 13th April 1947.
Harris, H., 1968, Industrial Archaeology of Dartmoor, 210 (Monograph). SDV149229.
National Monuments Record, 1979, SF1508, 35 (Aerial Photograph). SDV346563.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible and recorded.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 25-26 Map 24, Figure 24.6 (Monograph). SDV219155.
East Birch Tor Mine seems to have revived in the first half of the 19th century when a number of shafts were sunk below Headland Farm. A number of shafts wers sunk along the floor and lower valley sides below Headland Farm, in the vicinity of the mine buildings, eventually reaching 24 fathoms with adit levels driven east and west along the lodes. The shafts have been filled in and are now merely shallow depressions surrounded by a rim of upcast. Unusually ore was raised from at least one of the shafts by horse whim. Two water wheels nearby were supplied by short leats from the West Webburn and Grimslake. A third leat for draining the shafts lies a kilometres downstream, the line of trenches visible beside the track having been cut to take the returning pump rods.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Site of shafts shown on modern mapping at 'Headland Tin Mine (disused)'.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV149229 | Monograph: Harris, H.. 1968. Industrial Archaeology of Dartmoor. Industrial Archaeology of Dartmoor. A5 Hardback. 210. |
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| SDV215700 | Monograph: H. M. Stationary Office. 1929. Abandoned Mines. Abandoned Mines. Unknown. |
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| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 25-26 Map 24, Figure 24.6. |
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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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| SDV320981 | Monograph: Crossing, W.. 1912 (1965). Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. |
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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). [Mapped feature: #136226 ] |
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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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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 1995, 4358. |
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| SDV346563 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. SF1508. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 35. |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6637 | Part of: East Birch Tor Tin Mine, North Bovey (Monument) |
| MDV6638 | Related to: Birch Tor and Vitifer Tin Mine, North Bovey (Monument) |
| MDV132505 | Related to: Buildings at East Birch Tor Tin Mine (Building) |
| MDV6635 | Related to: Golden Dagger Tin Mine, Manaton (Monument) |
| MDV132701 | Related to: Openwork on steep eastern flank of Challacombe Down (Monument) |
| MDV132507 | Related to: Shaft at East Birch Tor Tin Mine also known as Headland Tin Mine, North Bovey (Monument) |
| MDV132508 | Related to: Shaft at East Birch Tor Tin Mine also known as Headland Tin Mine, North Bovey (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7139 - Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines Survey (Ref: A1/20/2001, A1/34/2002)
- EDV8517 - Investigation of Challacombe stone row, Headland Warren
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 8 2022 10:00AM |
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