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Summary

Wheal Chance Tin Stamping Mill, main wheel pit. Now partly filled with stone rubble and measures 0.8m x 6.8m and 1.6m deep. The leat which supplied water for the wheel is traceable to the east of the pit and the crushing platform and small settling beds are still visible to south.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of a section of the late 18th century Devonport Leat running from Raddick Hill to Nun's Cross, including extensive tinning remains at Cramber Tor

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/36/2
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• WHEEL PIT (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1750 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1970, SX57SE60 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV272256.

SX 5955 7002 Wheal Chance Tin Stamping Mill, main wheel pit.
(14/08/1970) Now partly filled with stone rubble and measures 0.8m x 6.8m and 1.6m deep. The leat which supplied water for the wheel is traceable to the east of the pit and the crushing platform and small settling beds are still visible to south.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
• EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
• EDV8711 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area

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