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| HER Number: | MDV43151 |
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| Name: | Mine Shaft in Blindwell Wood, Bere Ferrers |
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Summary
Mine shaft and associated spoil heaps shown on 19th century and later maps and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 in Blindwell Wood are likely to be south or Middle Shaft and part of Wood Mine.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 474 654 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bere Ferrers |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BERE FERRERS |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX46NE/529/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE SHAFT (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Earthworks shown on 19th century map on the western bank of the River Tavy.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Extensive earthworks shown on early 20th century map.
Ordnance Survey, 1907, 111SE (Cartographic). SDV242025.
'Old Shaft' shown on 1907 map.
Ordnance Survey, 1954, SX46NE (Cartographic). SDV343929.
'Old Shaft' shown on 1954 map.
Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-APR-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363954.
A series of irregular shaped depressions and irregular shaped mounds are visible as earthworks.
Ordnance Survey, 2009, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV341569.
'Shaft' and earthworks shown on modern mapping.
Newman, P., 2011, Mining in the Tavy Valley, West Devon. An Assessment of Archaeological Potential, 64 (Report - Assessment). SDV347105.
Spoil heap depicted on first edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map. Likely to be South or Middle Shaft and part of Wood Mine. Other details: No. 70.
Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.
A series of irregular shaped depressions between circa 7 and 20 metres across and irregular shaped mounds between circa 6 and 18 metres across are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019.
One of the depressions corresponds approximately with an ‘Old Shaft’ depicted on mid-20th century maps. Adjacent earthworks are depicted on historic maps. The area is depicted as woodland.
The earthworks are interpreted as extractive pits or shafts and spoil heaps of post-medieval origin.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV242025 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1907. 111SE. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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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| SDV341569 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2009. MasterMap. MasterMap. Digital. |
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| SDV343929 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1954. SX46NE. Ordnance Survey 1:10,560 Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV347105 | Report - Assessment: Newman, P.. 2011. Mining in the Tavy Valley, West Devon. An Assessment of Archaeological Potential. SW Landscape Investigations Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 64. |
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| SDV363945 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2020-2021. Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363954 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2000-2019. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-APR-2019. [Mapped feature: #91590 The polygon is drawn from a combination of historic maps and lidar data., ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV79911 | Part of: Wood Mine, Bere Ferrers (Monument) |
| MDV79911 | Related to: Wood Mine, Bere Ferrers (Monument) |
| MDV12629 | Related to: Lopwell Mine in Blindwell Wood, Bere Ferrers (Monument) |
| MDV43153 | Related to: Mine Shaft at Lopwell Mine in Blindwell Wood, Bere Ferrers (Monument) |
| MDV43152 | Related to: Whiterock Shaft, Great Whiterock Wood, Bere Ferrers (Monument) |
| MDV79911 | Part of: Wood Mine, Bere Ferrers (Monument) |
| MDV79911 | Related to: Wood Mine, Bere Ferrers (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)
| Date Last Edited: | May 12 2021 4:01PM |
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