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| HER Number: | MDV26077 |
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| Name: | Gobbett Tunnel, Hexworthy |
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Summary
Early 19th century mine adit. Connected with Gobbet tin mine. Now a tunnel for water pipes.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 649 727 |
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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: SX67SW185
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 908790
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/264
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TUNNEL (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD (Between) to 1850 AD (Between))
- ADIT (Built, XIX to Unknown - 1810 AD (Post))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2149, 3428 (Aerial Photograph). SDV282746.
Hemery, E., 1983, High Dartmoor, 364 (Monograph). SDV249702.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Deserted building visible and recorded.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, P. Pattison (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(05/08/1988) The rectangular feature illustrated on the RCHME APP and described as a deserted building (1985) is in fact a barbed-wire fence surrounding the entry cutting to Gobbett Tunnel.
The tunnel, which carries a water pipe from Swincombe Reservoir to Venford Reservoir, is apparently an extension of an adit of Gobbett Tin Mine, cut in the early C19th originally (Hemery, 1983).
(For Gobbett Mine see SX 67 SW 42).
Devon County Council Photographic Unit, 1988, DAP/JW, 1-2a (Aerial Photograph). SDV214895.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV214895 | Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council Photographic Unit. 1988. DAP/JW. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1-2a. |
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| SDV249702 | Monograph: Hemery, E.. 1983. High Dartmoor. High Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 364. |
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| SDV282746 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2149. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3428. |
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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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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. P. Pattison. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6282 | Related to: 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
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 8 2022 10:26AM |
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