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| HER Number: | MDV28247 |
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| Name: | Open cut on Roborough Down |
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Summary
Depicted as quarry on historic maps; associated with the late 19th century North Roborough Down Tin Mine?
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 512 686 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland Monachorum |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND MONACHORUM |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of a tin-working open cut on Roborough Down, probably associated with the late 19th century North Roborough Down Tin Mine
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/99
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OPEN CUT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV267317.
Des=os 6"(1907)112nw. 'old quarry' indicated on os 6" (1907). Shown but not indicated on os 6" (1954) (os).
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV267318.
Aph=raf 106g uk 1190/3204-3205(27/2/1946).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Openwork visible on RAF 1946 aerial image at SX 5120 6865.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV267317 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV267318 | Aerial Photograph: |
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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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Associated Monuments
| MDV48936 | Related to: GRAVEL PIT in the Parish of Buckland Monachorum (Monument) |
| MDV4731 | Related to: North Roborough Down Tin Mine (Monument) |
| MDV63827 | Related to: Section of the old Plymouth road at Harrowbeer (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 14 2023 2:57PM |
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