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| HER Number: | MDV42457 |
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| Name: | Openwork at Older Bottom |
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Summary
'openwork 10'. Openwork at older bottom. Part of wheal chance. Supplied by leat sx57se/307. Adit positions still visible (newman).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 597 701 |
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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
- 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/306/1
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/455
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OPEN CUT (Constructed, XV to XIX - 1450 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV234515.
Des=gerrard,s. /the early south-western tin industry: an archaeological view/in newman,p.(ed)/the archaeology of mining + metallurgy in south west britain/(1996)67-83/(mining history:bulletin pdmhs, vol 13 no 2).
SX 597 702 Waste material from the openwork tin working at the upper end of the newleycombe valley forms a dump overlying earlier streamworking earthworks (gerrard).
Newman, P., 1987, The Moorland Meavy - a Tinner's Landscape, 225, 229, 237-8, fig 4 (Article in Serial). SDV231207.
Openwork 10. Openwork at Older Bottom. Part of Wheal Chance. Supplied by leat SX57SE/307. Adit positions still visible.
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. 225, 229, 237-8, fig 4. |
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| SDV234515 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV42456 | Part of: Wheal Chance Mine, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV42458 | Related to: Leat supplying Wheal Chance (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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