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HER Number:MDV42417
Name:Keaglesborough openworks, Walkhampton

Summary

Keaglesborough openworks (Openwork 1). Possibly supplied by leat (MDV28200).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 574 698
Map Sheet:SX56NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork remains of a narrow medieval or post medieval tin working open cut east of Leather Tor Bridge

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/505
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • OPEN CUT (Constructed, XV to XIX - 1450 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Newman, P., 1987, The Moorland Meavy - a Tinner's Landscape, 225, 236, fig 2. Openwork 1 (Article in Serial). SDV231207.

Openwork 1. Keaglesborough openworks. Possibly supplied by leat SX57SE/320 (MDV28200).

Newman, P., 1993, A Mortarstone at Keaglesborough, 2 (Article in Serial). SDV232466.

Documented site of 16th century 'Knocking Mill' called 'Keigelles Borowe Mylles'. A mortarstone was built into an enclosure wall at Kingsett deserted farmstead SX56NE/345.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV231207Article in Serial: Newman, P.. 1987. The Moorland Meavy - a Tinner's Landscape. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 119. Paperback Volume. 225, 236, fig 2. Openwork 1.
SDV232466Article in Serial: Newman, P.. 1993. A Mortarstone at Keaglesborough. Dartmoor Tinworking Research Group Newsletter. 4. Digital. 2.

Associated Monuments

MDV128352Related to: Land parcels east of Norsworthy Plantation (Monument)
MDV28200Related to: Leat supplying Keaglesborough Mine (Monument)
MDV42423Related to: Tin streamworking at Newleycombe Lake (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project

Date Last Edited:Jun 27 2023 3:47PM