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| HER Number: | MDV41540 |
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| Name: | Footway and Taylor's shaft, Wheal Betsy |
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Summary
Two mine shafts near to Cholwell Brook, at Wheal Betsy; the northern one referred to as 'Footway Shaft' and the southern thought to be referred to as 'Taylor's shaft'.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 509 811 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Mary Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MARY TAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/6/5
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE SHAFT (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1877 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Two shafts marked on First Edition Ordnance Survey map in the region of the Cholwell Brook; one to the north, and one to the south of the Brook. Map object based on this Source.
Pye, A. + Westcott, K., 1992, Archaeological survey of the pumping engine house at Wheal Betsy, Mary Tavy (Report - Survey). SDV253761.
'Taylor's shaft', (1831). Other details: Figure 2.
Richardson, P. H. G., 1992, The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913, 50 (Article in Serial). SDV323598.
Shaft marked as "Taylor's shaft" is shown on Richardson's sketch plan as being to the north of Cholwell Brook, along with another shaft referred to as "Footway Shaft". Other details: Figure 7.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Shaft to the south of Cholwell Brook is marked on Ordnance Survey Mastermap. Map object based on this Source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV253761 | Report - Survey: Pye, A. + Westcott, K.. 1992. Archaeological survey of the pumping engine house at Wheal Betsy, Mary Tavy. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Field Investigation. 92.08. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV323598 | Article in Serial: Richardson, P. H. G.. 1992. The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913. British Mining. 44. A5 Paperback. 50. |
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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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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3185 | Part of: Wheal Betsy Mine (Monument) |
| MDV41569 | Related to: Quarry, Wheal Betsy (Monument) |
| MDV43161 | Related to: Smelter and calciner, Wheal Betsy (Monument) |
| MDV43163 | Related to: Smithy, Wheal Betsy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 12 2016 2:55PM |
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