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HER Number:MDV26510
Name:Air shaft south of Great Rock, Hennock

Summary

Site of abandoned shaft

Location

Grid Reference:SX 821 817
Map Sheet:SX88SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishHennock
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishHENNOCK

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/74

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • VENTILATION SHAFT (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1963, Untitled Source, SX88SW (Cartographic). SDV320771.

'Air Shaft' shown on OS 1:10560 (1963) map.

RCHM, 1995, Untitled Source, 4337 (Aerial Photograph). SDV304353.

Adit visible by RCHM on RAF (1947) aerial photograph.

Exeter Archaeology, 2002, Archaeological Assessment of Tottiford to Newton Abbot Trunk Main (Report - Assessment). SDV281233.

An abandoned shaft shown on Geological Map 1:50000 (1976) with three others plotted to the south. The shaft was not located by Exeter Archaeology during fieldwork in 2002.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV281233Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2002. Archaeological Assessment of Tottiford to Newton Abbot Trunk Main. Exeter Archaeology Report. 02.78. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV304353Aerial Photograph: RCHM. 1995. RAF/CPE/UK. 4337.
SDV320771Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963. Ordnance Survey 1:10,560 Map. Map (Paper). SX88SW.

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 1:52PM

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