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| HER Number: | MDV25060 |
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| Name: | Spoilheap at Red Lake China Clay Works, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Large spoilheap in the north-east corner of Red Lake China Clay Works
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 646 669 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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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 remains of the early 20th century China Clay works at Redlake Mine and the associated railway, as well as prehistoric remains on Ugborough Moor
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/125/2
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SPOIL HEAP (Constructed, XVIII to Late 20th Century - 1751 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monument Record, 1969, NMR SX6468, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV226078.
Photograph taken on 12th April 1969.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Spoilheap for clayworks visible and recorded.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Feature visible on aerial photograph.
Newman, P., 2018, Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet) (Cartographic). SDV361913.
Feature shown on survey.
Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, Appendix 1 (Report - Survey). SDV362921.
A large, cone-shaped waste heap is adjacent to the north-east side of the Redlake clay pit. This was a sky tip of 20 metres high, which in later years of operation was fed by an inclined tramway leading directly from the bottom of the pit to the summit of the cone. The ridge on which the incline travelled survives on the south-west arc of the heap. Evidence of flat-topped finger dumps on the south-east slope of the mound suggest that an earlier phase of dumping used horizontal trams to distribute the waste. Photographs of the sky tip when still in use and before the pit was filled with water have been published by E. A. Wade (1985). The pit was active between 1910 and 1932, operated by the China Clay Corporation Ltd and later by the Ivybridge Clay Company.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Large spoil heap shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV226078 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1969. NMR SX6468. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1. |
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| 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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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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| SDV361913 | Cartographic: Newman, P.. 2018. Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet). GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #84920 ] |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV107445 | Part of: Redlake China Clay works, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV25058 | Related to: Claypit at Red Lake China Clay Works, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV24806 | Related to: Remains of a building at Redlake clay pit, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV25059 | Related to: Two shallow reservoirs at Red Lake China Clay Works, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 24 2020 3:07PM |
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