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| HER Number: | MDV41479 |
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| Name: | Spoil Heaps at Rock House Farm, Combe Martin. |
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Summary
Spoil Heaps at Rock House Farm, Combe Martin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 588 462 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS54NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Combe Martin |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | COMBE MARTIN |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS54NE/12/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SPOIL HEAP (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Claughton, P. F., 1989, Mining Sites in the Combe Martin Area (Correspondence). SDV81860.
Old Combmartin Mine. Spoilheaps with retaining walls, shown on annotated map. Other details: Annotated map site 2. Map object based on this Source.
Claughton, P., 1990, Lead and Silver-Lead Workings in North Devon (Report - non-specific). SDV362925.
Combe Martin Mine - retaining walls at Rock House Farm garden; remains of engine house at Williams Shaft; smith's shop and former account house. Knap Down Mine - engine house. 19th century smelter.
Cranstone, D., 1991, The Lead Industry (Report - non-specific). SDV90317.
Very unusual revetted and buttressed 19th century spoilheaps, along either side of paddock behind Rock House Farm. Interesting adaptation to spoil dispersal within a village, in area of multiple ownership. Other details: Number 6C.
Recommended for protection.
Claughton, P., 1997, Untitled Source, 78-81 (Monograph). SDV62761.
Warburton, M., 2001, Industrial Archaeology - A Guided Walk Through Combe Martin's Past (Leaflet). SDV81878.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 1587 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Spoilheap with retaining walls at Old Combe Martin Mine. Very unusual revetted and buttressed C19 spoilheaps, along either side of paddock behind Rock House Farm.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Map object based on this Source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 1587. |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV62761 | Monograph: Claughton, P.. 1997. Exmoor's Industrial Archaeology. 78-81. |
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| SDV81860 | Correspondence: Claughton, P. F.. 1989. Mining Sites in the Combe Martin Area. Letter and Map. A4 Stapled. |
| SDV81878 | Leaflet: Warburton, M.. 2001. Industrial Archaeology - A Guided Walk Through Combe Martin's Past. Combe Martin Heritage Link: Industrial Archaeology. A4 Folded. |
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| SDV90317 | Report - non-specific: Cranstone, D.. 1991. The Lead Industry. English Heritage Monuments Protection Programme Step 3 Site Assessments. A4 Unbound. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV12545 | Related to: Combe Martin Silver Mines (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 28 2019 10:54AM |
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