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| HER Number: | MDV3606 |
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| Name: | Great Sortridge / Plaster Consuls, Whitchurch |
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Summary
Great Sortridge / Plaster Consuls lay c.90m north of trial pits SX57SW/81, and c.440m north-east of Great West Sortridge Mine (SX57SW/137). Two levels extend west from the 45m deep shaft: one of these, at a depth of 27m, extends approximately 100m towards area of proposed South West Water reservoir. Two other levels extend eastwards.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 513 723 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SW/142
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SW/144
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SW/15
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SW/81
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
- PROSPECTING PIT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
- SPOIL HEAP (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 1828 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Ordnance Survey, 1953-1969, 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial, (1954) SX57SW (Cartographic). SDV352727.
'Tin mine (disused)' is marked on the mid-20th century (1954) historic map.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Line of seven trial pits visible on the RAF Aerial Photograph (1946) on east slope of Plaster Down. From SX 5119 7237 to SX 5149 7242.
SX511-723- Turf covered mounds, usual debris of shale and rubble is visible where the turf is broken. Spoilheaps. Tin workings.
Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J., 1992, Archaeological Assessment of Tavistock Area Water Supply, 4 (Report - Assessment). SDV340617.
SX 5130 7239 Great Sortridge / Plaster Consuls lay c.90m north of trial pits SX57SW/81, and c.440m north-east of Great West Sortridge Mine (SX57SW/137). Two levels extend west from the 45m deep shaft: one of these, at a depth of 27m, extends approximately 100m towards area of proposed South West Water reservoir. Two other levels extend eastwards.
SX 5110 7229 Turf-covered mounds of shale and rubble apparently connected with tinworking.
Environment Agency WMS, 2020, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV364513.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1828. |
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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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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV340617 | Report - Assessment: Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J.. 1992. Archaeological Assessment of Tavistock Area Water Supply. Exeter Archaeology Report. 92.48. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4. |
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| SDV352727 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1953-1969. 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial. Digital Mapping. Digital. (1954) SX57SW. |
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| SDV364513 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2020. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140535 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV53893 | Parent of: Building north of mine shaft on Plaster Down, Whitchurch (Building) |
| MDV49772 | Parent of: Chimney of mine, Plaster Down, Whitchurch (Monument) |
| MDV53895 | Parent of: Mine shaft on Plaster Down, Whitchurch (Monument) |
| MDV49773 | Parent of: Mine shaft west of Plaster Down, Whitchurch (Monument) |
| MDV25909 | Related to: Brook Mill Leat (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 25 2023 10:50AM |
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