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| HER Number: | MDV132642 |
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| Name: | Mine building at King's Oven Mine, east of Water Hill |
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Summary
Remains of a possible mine building associated with Kings Oven Mine situated on the southeast slopes of Water Hill. An archaeological field survey in 2002 recorded a rectangular building with internal dimensions of 12.2 metres by 8.5 metres. It has a central dividing wall running along the long axis. The mine was operational during the 1860s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 675 813 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE388
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1361945
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE BUILDING? (Constructed, XIX - 1860 AD (Between) to 1869 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Rectangular building with an internal division shown on 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Building shown on early 20th century map with the east side missing.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 34-35, Figure 26.1, Map 26 (Monograph). SDV219155.
'Building foundations' to the north-east of King's Oven are 19th century remains connected with King's Oven mine and Bush Down mine.
Newman, P., 2002, Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines (Report - Survey). SDV363213.
(17/07/2002) A ruined building on the south-east slopes of Water Hill, probably associated with Kings Oven Mine. The building, now ruined to just above foundation level, was built from stone and has internal dimensions 12.2 by 8.5m. It has a central dividing wall running along the long axis. It may have been associated with the Kings Oven mine, a small and poorly documented tin mine which was operating in the 1860s, but there is no archaeological evidence to confirm this.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Visible on aerial photograph.
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. 34-35, Figure 26.1, Map 26. |
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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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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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| SDV363213 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2002. Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines. English Heritage. A1/34/2002. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #136565 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6628 | Part of: King's Oven Tin Mine, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV132640 | Related to: Alleged hut circle south-west of King's Oven, Water Hill (Monument) |
| MDV132641 | Related to: Building at King's Oven Mine, east of Water Hill (Building) |
| MDV132639 | Related to: Building on south-west side of King's Oven, east of Water Hill, Chagford (Building) |
| MDV6620 | Related to: Cairn and cist at King's Oven to the east of Water Hill, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV46484 | Related to: Millstone at King's Oven Pound, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV132643 | Related to: Two stones north-east of King's Oven, east of Water Hill, Chagford (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 4 2022 10:41AM |
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