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HER Number:MDV132596
Name:Rectilinear feature to north-west of Bushdown Tin Mine, Chagford

Summary

Rectilinear feature to the north-west of Bushdown Tin Mine which may be associated with it

Location

Grid Reference:SX 679 819
Map Sheet:SX68SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishChagford
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCHAGFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Unknown date)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

U-shaped feature shown on 19th century map to the north-west of Bushdown Tin Mine with a short curving feature on the south side.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Features shown on early 20th century map.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 33, Map 25 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Two features shown to the west of 'Bush Down Mine'.

Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.

Features shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 33, Map 25.
SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV364674Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #136470 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV6633Related to: Bush Down Tin Mine (Monument)
MDV132598Related to: Gully at Bushdown Tin Mine, Chagford (Monument)
MDV69800Related to: Shaft at Bushdown tin mine, Chagford (Monument)
MDV132599Related to: Small building in the gully at Bushdown Tin Mine, Chagford (Building)
MDV132664Related to: Tinworking on the north facing slopes of Bush Down (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)

Date Last Edited:Apr 6 2022 1:28PM