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| HER Number: | MDV25640 |
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| Name: | Crosbeame/Corewsbeame mine, Bickleigh |
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Summary
17th century tin mine; one of a group in this area. Trial pits and associated spoil heaps visible on aerial photographs.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 520 647 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Bickleigh (SH) |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BICKLEIGH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of the World War II RAF Harrowbeer airfield, as well as medieval fields and farms, industrial tin working, sections of the Devonport and Plymouth Leats, and part of the Plymouth and Dartmoor Tramway on Roborough Down
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SW/114
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE (XVI to XVII - 1600 AD to 1699 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, 106G/UK/1190, 4195 (Aerial Photograph). SDV170515.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1981, The Devon Tin Industry 1450-1750, 313 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV351371.
Crosbeame/Corewsbeame Mine is situated 550 feet (168 metres) above sea level and dates back to the 17th century (1600, 1625 and 1639). Refers to documentation in the Plymouth and West Devon Record Office (PWDRO/72/1034); Burnard, 1891, 105; 'lieing between Uppeton Combe Hedd and Blewstone att the head of the holdings and so streaming into them' (1625).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Group of trial pits and associated spoil heap is visible on the 1946 aerial photograph.
Gray, V., 1985, Mine site, Bickleigh, 27/04/1985 (Worksheet). SDV168620.
Crosbeame Mine is near tinners' diggings on Roborough Down.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV168620 | Worksheet: Gray, V.. 1985. Mine site, Bickleigh. Parish Checklist. Digital. 27/04/1985. |
| SDV170515 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. 106G/UK/1190. Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4195. |
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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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| SDV351371 | Post-Graduate Thesis: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1981. The Devon Tin Industry 1450-1750. The Devon Tin Industry 1450-1750. A4 Hardback. 313. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV28714 | Related to: Blewstone tin mine, Bickleigh (Monument) |
| MDV28833 | Related to: Cozons Beame Mine, Bickleigh (Monument) |
| MDV127225 | Related to: Extractive or prospecting pits on Roborough Down, Bickleigh (Monument) |
| MDV28832 | Related to: Uppeton Combehead mine, Bickleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 7 2020 1:06PM |
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