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| HER Number: | MDV41482 |
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| Name: | Harris' Shaft, Combe Martin |
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Summary
Harris' Shaft is one of 12 adits or shafts worked in the 19C.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 589 465 |
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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/12/5
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHAFT (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Claughton, P. F., 1989, Untitled Source (Correspondence). SDV89472.
Old Combmartin Mine. One of 12 adits or shafts indicated by Claughton as having been sunk, reopened or worked in the 19th century. Other details: Includes plan.
Claughton, P. F., 1992, Untitled Source (Monograph). SDV89474.
'Harris' shaft. Reopened 1876 by Combmartin Mining Co & worked until 1880.
Claughton, P. F., 1993, A List of Mines in North Devon and West Somerset, 091 (Un-published). SDV3410.
Claughton, P., 1997, Untitled Source, 78-81 (Monograph). SDV62761.
Location of 'Harris Shaft' of 'Old Combmartin Mine'.
Warburton, M., 2001, Industrial Archaeology - A Guided Walk Through Combe Martin's Past (Leaflet). SDV81878.
Other details: Includes plan.
Unknown, 2001, Untitled Source, 15 (Article in Serial). SDV89475.
Harris shaft recently cleared to 23 fathoms and at levels 6 & 15 fathoms by members of the Combe Martin Silver Mine Research and Preservation Society.
Unknown, 2002, Mine Tenement: The Nerve Centre of 19th Century Mining in Combe Martin, 5 (Article in Serial). SDV90321.
Part of the 14C Royal mine.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 1567 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Harris' Shaft, Old Combmartin Mine. One of 12 adits or shafts worked in the 19C. Reopened 1876, worked until 1880. 2002 reference to it being 'part of the C14 Royal mine' but source for this unknown.
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. 1567. |
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| SDV3410 | Un-published: Claughton, P. F.. 1993. A List of Mines in North Devon and West Somerset. A List of Mines in North Devon and West Somerset. Unknown. 091. |
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| SDV62761 | Monograph: Claughton, P.. 1997. Exmoor's Industrial Archaeology. 78-81. |
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| 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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| SDV89472 | Correspondence: Claughton, P. F.. 1989. |
| SDV89474 | Monograph: Claughton, P. F.. 1992. The History + Archaeology of Silver-lead Mining. |
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| SDV89475 | Article in Serial: Unknown. 2001. Combe Martin Newsletter. 1. 15. |
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| SDV90321 | Article in Serial: Unknown. 2002. Mine Tenement: The Nerve Centre of 19th Century Mining in Combe Martin. Combe Martin Silver Mine Research and Preservation Society Newsletter. 2. A5 Paperback. 5. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12545 | Related to: Combe Martin Silver Mines (Monument) |
| MDV68307 | Related to: Mine Shafts north of Corner Lane, Combe Martin (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 18 2016 9:51AM |
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