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| HER Number: | MDV22800 |
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| Name: | Boundary stone on the edge of Wheal Virgin mine, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Large slab inscribed 'WV' is a boundary stone on the edge of Wheal Virgin mine which was subsequently known as Knack or Steeperton mine.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 612 883 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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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: Earthwork and structural remains of Knack Tin Mine (also known as Steeperton) 400 metres south-west of Steeperton Tor, an 18th century Tin Mine worked between the 1850s-1880s
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/80
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (XVIII to XXI - 1701 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
Greeves, T., 1983, Inscribed stone at Wheal Virgin mine (Worksheet). SDV256714.
Visited on 25th October 1983. Probable tinners' bound stone at the west end of Steeperton Tor mine gully. Letters 'VW' incised on west face. Probably relates to late 18th century early 19th century mine called Wheal Virgin.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1985, Steeperton Tor Tin Mine, Dartmoor, 103 (Article in Serial). SDV310154.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1990, An Assessment of Dartmoor Tinworking, 43 (Report - Assessment). SDV343684.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 213, Map 41, Stone 'g' (Monograph). SDV219155.
Large slab inscribed 'WV' is a boundary stone on the edge of Wheal Virgin mine which was subsequently known as Knack or Steeperton mine.
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. 213, Map 41, Stone 'g'. |
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| SDV256714 | Worksheet: Greeves, T.. 1983. Inscribed stone at Wheal Virgin mine. [Mapped feature: #12310 ] |
| SDV310154 | Article in Serial: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1985. Steeperton Tor Tin Mine, Dartmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 117. 103. |
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| SDV343684 | Report - Assessment: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1990. An Assessment of Dartmoor Tinworking. Digital. 43. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4384 | Related to: Knack Tin Mine on the River Taw south-west of Steeperton Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 13 2023 3:31PM |
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