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| HER Number: | MDV43153 |
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| Name: | Mine Shaft at Lopwell Mine in Blindwell Wood, Bere Ferrers |
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Summary
Mine shaft shown on 19th century and later maps at Lopwell Mine in Blindwell Wood on the western side of the River Tavy.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 474 652 |
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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/529/3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE SHAFT (XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1800 AD to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Shaft' shown as a square feature on 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Shaft' shown as a square feature on early 20th century map with a small building at the north-west corner.
Ordnance Survey, 1907, 111SE (Cartographic). SDV242025.
'Shaft' with possible spoilheaps 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.
An approximately square shaped depression is visible as an earthwork.
Ordnance Survey, 2009, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV341569.
'Shaft (disused)' shown on modern mapping.
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.
An approximately square shaped depression is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 at Lopwell Mine. It corresponds directly with the depicted mine shaft.
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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| 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: #91592 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12629 | Part of: Lopwell Mine in Blindwell Wood, Bere Ferrers (Monument) |
| MDV43151 | Related to: Mine Shaft in Blindwell Wood, Bere Ferrers (Monument) |
| MDV43152 | Related to: Whiterock Shaft, Great Whiterock Wood, 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 3:30PM |
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