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| HER Number: | MDV2344 |
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| Name: | Yennadon Iron Mine |
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Summary
Meavy Iron Mine at the foot of Yennadon Down was leased in 1836 to George Stone Baron with permission to search for iron and other ores. Deeds include a map of the sett showing 13 bound stones in two parallel lines running west-east across the foot of the Down. The shallow openworks were overgrown in 1995.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 543 683 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Meavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEAVEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/32
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- IRONSTONE MINE (XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1850 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map, 112NW (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Yennadon Iron Mine (disused)' indicated on early 20th century historic map (1907).
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, 3245-3247 (Aerial Photograph). SDV340833.
Ramsden, J. V., 1952, Notes on the Mines of Devonshire, 101 fig.1 (Article in Serial). SDV60737.
Y3 Yenadon. Plan. Maristow Estate office, Roborough. Tin.
Ordnance Survey, 1953-1969, 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial (Cartographic). SDV352727.
Also shown on later 20th century (1954) historic map.
Harris, H., 1968, Industrial Archaeology of Dartmoor, 209 (Monograph). SDV149229.
Iron ore open cast workings in the grounds of Yennadon House and on Yennadon Down. Overgrown dumps and cuttings which are the remains of open cast workings.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible and recorded.
Brown, M., 1995, Meavy Iron Mine, 3 (Article in Serial). SDV250878.
Meavy Iron Mine. Meavy Iron Mine at the foot of Yennadon Down was leased in 1836 to George Stone Baron with permission to search for iron and other ores. Deeds include a map of the sett showing 13 bound stones in two parallel lines running west-east across the foot of the Down. The shallow openworks were overgrown in 1995.
Environment Agency WMS, 2020, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV364513.
Mine remains visible on the lidar data.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV149229 | Monograph: Harris, H.. 1968. Industrial Archaeology of Dartmoor. Industrial Archaeology of Dartmoor. A5 Hardback. 209. |
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| SDV250878 | Article in Serial: Brown, M.. 1995. Meavy Iron Mine. Dartmoor Tin Working Research Group Newsletter. 9. Unknown. 3. |
| 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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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). 112NW. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV340833 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3245-3247. |
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| SDV352727 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1953-1969. 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial. Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV364513 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2020. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140534 ] |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV60737 | Article in Serial: Ramsden, J. V.. 1952. Notes on the Mines of Devonshire. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 84. A5 Hardback. 101 fig.1. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV28262 | Parent of: Quarrying pits on Yennadon Down, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV28260 | Parent of: Spoil heaps at Yennadon Iron Mine (Monument) |
| MDV20605 | Related to: Blocked adit 100 metres north of Burrator Dam (Monument) |
| MDV28264 | Related to: Diversion leat channel on Yennadon Down (Monument) |
| MDV28261 | Related to: Quarry on west side of Yennadon Down, Dousland (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 28 2023 11:05AM |
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