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| HER Number: | MDV26840 |
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| Name: | Mine shafts or pits at Hemsworthy Mine |
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Summary
An alignment of shallow shafts or pit works, south of the road near Hemsworthy Mine. The pits may represent prospecting or attempts at shallow working of a tin lode. The alignment runs west to east and extends for 125 metres.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 745 760 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ilsington |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ILSINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/196
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRIAL PIT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/879, 7004 (Aerial Photograph). SDV269537.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Three lines of trial pits visible at SX74557612, SX74557607 and SX74557602.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Pits visible on the aerial photography.
Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 48, figure 19 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
Shallow shafts or pit works at Hemsworthy Mine. An alignment of shallow shafts or pit works, south of the road near Hemsworthy Mine. The pits may represent prospecting or attempts at shallow working of a tin lode. The alignment runs west to east and extends for 125 metres. Condition is stable. SX74528 76026
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV269537 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/879. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 7004. |
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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 aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped features: #85468 ; #85469 ] |
| SDV359145 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 48, figure 19. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV26836 | Related to: Quarry near Hemsworthy Mine, Ilsington (Monument) |
| MDV7513 | Related to: Shallow shafts or pit works at Hemsworthy Mine (Monument) |
| MDV7513 | Related to: Shallow shafts or pit works at Hemsworthy Mine (Monument) |
| MDV7513 | Related to: Shallow shafts or pit works at Hemsworthy Mine (Monument) |
| MDV7513 | Related to: Shallow shafts or pit works at Hemsworthy Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 3 2023 10:23AM |
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