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HER Number: | MDV132659 |
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Name: | Wheelpit at East Birch Tor Mine |
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Summary
Remains of a wheelpit, part of East Birch Tor Mine, situated in the upper West Webburn valley. The wheelpit is depicted on an 1852 plan of the mine and housed a waterwheel which powered pumping rods connected to pumps within Old Engine Shaft. An archaeological field survey in 2001 recorded the wheelpit, which is sunk into the ground, as partly collapsed. It measured 7.5 metres by 1.8 metres. A ruined structure adjacent to the east side of the pit which measured 3 metres by 8 metres probably accommodated the counterweights for the pumping system.
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 | MANATON |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTH BOVEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE357
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1344936
- Old SAM Ref Revised: 34499
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATER WHEEL (Constructed, XIX - 1852 AD (Between) to 1852 AD (Between))
- WHEEL PIT (Constructed, XIX - 1852 AD (Between) to 1852 AD (Between))
Full description
Broughton, D. G., 1968-1969, The Birch Tor & Vitifer tin mining complex (Article in Serial). SDV291528.
Depicted by D. G. Broughton based on a map of 1852.
Newman, P., 2002, Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines (Report - Survey). SDV363213.
(23/07/2001) SX 6933 8090. A wheelpit in the upper West Webburn valley, which housed a waterwheel used to power pumping rods connected to pumps sited within the underground levels at East Birch Tor Tin Mine, which is documented between 1836 and 1927. The wheelpit which is sunk into the ground is partly collapsed and the masonry of the walls is incomplete but it is likely to have measured 7.5 by 1.8m. There is a further ruined structure adjacent to the east side of the pit which measures 3m by 8m and probably accommodated the counterweights for the pumping system.
The wheelpit aligns with Dix's shaft at SX 6930 8101 and may have powered pumps there but is more likely to have powered those in Old Engine Shaft (SX 6934 8090) which is adjacent to the wheelpit to the east.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV291528 | Article in Serial: Broughton, D. G.. 1968-1969. The Birch Tor & Vitifer tin mining complex. Transactions of the Cornish Institute. 24. Unknown. |
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: #136623 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV6637 | Part of: East Birch Tor Tin Mine, North Bovey (Monument) |
MDV132505 | Related to: Buildings at East Birch Tor Tin Mine (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: | May 3 2022 8:11AM |
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