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HER Number: | MDV134254 |
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Name: | Mine shaft in Birchanger Wood |
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Summary
Deep mine shaft identified during the walkover survey in September 2003. Associated with a short-lived episode of copper mining in Birchanger Wood carried out under the name of Sigford Consols.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 772 752 |
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Map Sheet: | SX77NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Ilsington |
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District | Teignbridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | ILSINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE SHAFT (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Marchand, J., 2003, Archaeology within Birchanger Wood (Report - Survey). SDV365633.
SX 7724 7524. Deep mine shaft. Features identified during the walkover survey in September 2003. The remains of a short-lived episode of copper mining in Birchanger Wood carried out under the name of Sigford Consols. The company was formed in 1859 following the discovery of a copper lode within the wood.
Remains consist of a number of trial pits, two shafts at the higher contours and two adits driven in just above the present track with associated air shafts. The mining operation struggled to produce enough copper and the mining sett and machinery was up for sale by 1863.
Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV365447.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV365447 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV134255 | Related to: Mine adit in Birchanger Wood (Monument) |
MDV8072 | Related to: Mine shaft of Sigford Consols Mine, Ilsington (Monument) |
MDV8197 | Related to: Smith's Wood Mine, Ilsington (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8955 - Survey of archaeological features in Birchanger Wood
Date Last Edited: | Sep 18 2023 2:37PM |
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