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| HER Number: | MDV20673 |
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| Name: | Deserted dwelling at Gobbett Tin Mine |
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Summary
Deserted dwelling. Remains of small mortared house in very poor condition. Was in use as a dwelling in 1907 when photograph shows three stacks and a porch. May have been in use as two dwellings. Could have been originally connected with mining.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 647 728 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Walling of Bronze Age hut circle and earthworks and open cut remains of 19th century Gobbett Tin Mine, including tunnel adjacent to the River Swincombe
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 67 SW 42
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/151
- Pastscape: 443355
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE BUILDING (XIX - 1836 AD to 1874 AD (Between))
Full description
Haynes, R. G., 1966-1969, Ruined Sites on Dartmoor, 40 (Un-published). SDV150434.
(11/07/1967) Gobbetts cottage. Deserted dwelling. Remains of small mortared house in very poor condition. Was in use as a dwelling in 1907 when photograph shows three stacks and a porch. May have been in use as two dwellings. Could have been originally connected with mining.
National Monuments Record, 1983, SF2134, 0133 (Aerial Photograph). SDV231262.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Deserted building visible on aerial photographs and recorded on map overlay.
Bruce, B., 1999, Field excursion to Gobbett Tin Mine and Deep Swincombe 10/10/1998, 4-5 (Article in Serial). SDV235654.
Gobbetts Cottages originally built to house mine workers at what became Swincombe Vale Mine in 1864. The mine closed in 1894. The remains of other buildings nearby would have been the smithy and carpenter's workshop.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV150434 | Un-published: Haynes, R. G.. 1966-1969. Ruined Sites on Dartmoor. Ruined Sites on Dartmoor. Manuscript + Digital. 40. |
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| SDV231262 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1983. SF2134. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 0133. |
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| SDV235654 | Article in Serial: Bruce, B.. 1999. Field excursion to Gobbett Tin Mine and Deep Swincombe 10/10/1998. Dartmoor Tinworking Research Group Newsletter. 16. Unknown. 4-5. |
| 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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Associated Monuments
| MDV6282 | Part of: Gobbett Tin Mine, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8112 - Plane table survey of Gobbett Tin Mine
- EDV8632 - Sherberton Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
| Date Last Edited: | May 25 2021 9:58AM |
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