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HER Number:MDV42456
Name:Wheal Chance Mine, Walkhampton

Summary

Wheal chance. Tin (newman).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 599 702
Map Sheet:SX57SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

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

SDV231207Article in Serial: Newman, P.. 1987. The Moorland Meavy - a Tinner's Landscape. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 119. Paperback Volume. 238, fig 4..
SDV241495Migrated Record:
SDV241496Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments

MDV42457Parent of: Openwork at Older Bottom (Monument)
MDV42458Related to: Leat supplying Wheal Chance (Monument)
MDV25988Related to: Trial pits at Drivage Bottom (Monument)
MDV25990Related 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