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| HER Number: | MDV27897 |
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| Name: | Clay working spoil heap at Left Lake clay works, Harford |
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Summary
Clayheap covering 0.44 hectares at Left Lake clay works
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 646 632 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Harford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UGBOROUGH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of the early 20th century China Clay works at Redlake Mine and the associated railway, as well as prehistoric remains on Ugborough Moor
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/194
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLAY WORKINGS (Constructed, XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1969, NMR SX6463, 2 (Aerial Photograph). SDV165976.
Photograph taken on 22nd April 1969.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Clayheap covering 0.3 hectares visible on aerial photograph.
Newman, P., 2018, Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet) (Cartographic). SDV361913.
Irregular shaped feature shown on survey.
Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, Appendix 1 (Report - Survey). SDV362921.
A spoil heap 155 metres south of Left Lake Pit on Harford Moor. The heap, which covers 0.44 hectares, is just over 1 metre high along the northern edge. It sits on a very slight slope and has a wedged, flat-topped profile, which tapers to nothing at the southern edge. It is slightly uphill to the south of the clay drags (MDV27892), yet the shape of the mound suggest that material was dumped from south to north, which must have been barrowed south up the hill to one side of the heap, then turned north before dumping possibly in a wet form, resulting in the flat upper surface. In the absence of mica lagoons directly downhill of the drags, this dump probably contains the waste product from the drags. Clay was extracted from this site for a short period in the 1850s, but the building was installed between 1911 and 1932 when operated by the China Clay Corporation, and later the Ivy Bridge China Clay Company.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV165976 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1969. NMR SX6463. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2. |
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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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| SDV361913 | Cartographic: Newman, P.. 2018. Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet). GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #125409 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4234 | Part of: Left Lake China clay works, Harford and Ugborough Parishes (Monument) |
| MDV28106 | Related to: Clay workings at Left Lake, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV28104 | Related to: Industrial building associated with the clay pit at Left Lake, Harford (Building) |
| MDV27892 | Related to: Industrial building at Left Lake clay works on Harford Moor, Harford (Building) |
| MDV122904 | Related to: Left Lake clay pits adit, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV5167 | Related to: Redlake Clay works pipeline, Harford and Ugborough parishes (Monument) |
| MDV3138 | Related to: The Redlake China Clay Railway, Harford & Dratmoor Forest Parishes (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 26 2020 2:12PM |
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