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| HER Number: | MDV42456 |
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| Name: | Wheal Chance Mine, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Wheal chance. Tin (newman).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 599 702 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of a section of the late 18th century Devonport Leat running from Raddick Hill to Nun's Cross, including extensive tinning remains at Cramber Tor
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/306
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV241495.
Lopes, sir m. + mayor and corporation of plymouth/plan prepared for 'the plymouth water base' court of common pleas/(6 may 1873).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV241496.
Dro=dp148/plan of proposed railway line from plymouth to exeter/(1840).
Newman, P., 1987, The Moorland Meavy - a Tinner's Landscape, 238, fig 4. (Article in Serial). SDV231207.
Wheal Chance. Tin mine.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV231207 | Article in Serial: Newman, P.. 1987. The Moorland Meavy - a Tinner's Landscape. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 119. Paperback Volume. 238, fig 4.. |
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| SDV241495 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV241496 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV42457 | Parent of: Openwork at Older Bottom (Monument) |
| MDV42458 | Related to: Leat supplying Wheal Chance (Monument) |
| MDV25988 | Related to: Trial pits at Drivage Bottom (Monument) |
| MDV25990 | Related to: Trial pits north-west of Nun's Cross Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
- EDV8711 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 27 2023 2:02PM |
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