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| HER Number: | MDV26509 |
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| Name: | Air shaft west of Twizzle Tree Cottage |
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Summary
Abandoned modern air shaft.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 825 815 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX88SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Hennock |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HENNOCK |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of Great Rock Mine, Hennock, which was worked consistently for micaceous haematite from the later 19th century through to 1969
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88SW/73
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- VENTILATION SHAFT (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
Full description
RCHM, 1947, Untitled Source, 4337 (Aerial Photograph). SDV303367.
Adit visible on aerial photograph by RCHM in 1985.
Exeter Archaeology, 2002, Archaeological Assessment of Tottiford to Newton Abbot Trunk Main, 6 (Report - Assessment). SDV281233.
Abandoned shaft shown on Geological Map 1:50000 (1976) map. During fieldwork by Exeter Archaeology in 2002 the shaft was found to be fenced off & filled in.
DCC, 2004, Untitled Source (Cartographic). SDV319672.
'Air Shaft' shown on modern Landline Digital Mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV281233 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2002. Archaeological Assessment of Tottiford to Newton Abbot Trunk Main. Exeter Archaeology Report. 02.78. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6. |
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| SDV303367 | Aerial Photograph: RCHM. 1947. RAF CPE UK 1995/4337. 4337. |
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| SDV319672 | Cartographic: DCC. 2004. Landline Digital Mapping. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV131 - Archaeological Assessment of Tottiford to Newton Abbot Trunk Main (Dartmoor section)
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 9 2023 1:54PM |
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