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| HER Number: | MDV39734 |
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| Name: | Mine shaft in Laployd Plantation |
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Summary
Location of old mine shaft depicted on historic maps. Thought to be associated with Laployd Tin Mine; of which no trace can be seen on the late 19th / early 20th century historic maps.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 800 852 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX88NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Bridford |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88NW/12/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE SHAFT (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Old shaft' is depicted on the late 19th century historic map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Old shaft' is depicted on the early 20th century historic map.
Ordnance Survey, 1950-1954, Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV350147.
No sign of shaft on mid-1950s historic map.
Shame, S., 1994, Woodland Archaeological Survey Kennick and Tottiford Woods, Devon, 1, B1 (Report - Survey). SDV360483.
Depression, approximately circular and shallow, 15 metres across.
Within Laployd Plantation, this feature lies in an area which has been clear-felled with tree stumps, brash and deadwood remaining. Considerable brambles, bracken and ground ivy. Ground has been notably disturbed by forestry operations. Also evidence of several bonfires.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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). [Mapped feature: #90447 ] |
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| SDV350147 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1954. Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Map. Digital. |
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| SDV360483 | Report - Survey: Shame, S.. 1994. Woodland Archaeological Survey Kennick and Tottiford Woods, Devon. Dartmoor National Park Authority. Digital. 1, B1. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV9482 | Related to: Laployd Tin Mine (Monument) |
| MDV103187 | Related to: Mine shaft in Laployd Plantation (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7432 - Archaeological survey of woodland around Kennick and Tottiford Reservoirs
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 23 2017 11:48AM |
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