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Summary

West Devon Consols Mine, depicted here as 'disused' on the First Edition Ordnance Survey Map of between the 1880's-90's. Earthworks associated with this copper mine are visible in this location on aerial photographs of 1947 and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2005 and 2013.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks of Motte and Bailey castle and west Devon Consols mine-workings, marked on nineteenth century mapping, at Lamerhooe

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX37SE/1
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• COPPER MINE (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

1956, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV254570.

"west devon consols mine (copper, disused)" marked on os 6" (1907) map. Roofed building shown. Also shafts (see subsheets). Also on os 6" (1956) map.(os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV254571.

Des=os 6"(1907)104se.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Earthworks and structures labelled as 'Shaft' and 'West Devon Consols Mine (Copper disused)' are depicted in this location.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 20-FEB-2005 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

Earthworks of banks and pits are visible.

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, RAF/CPE/UK/2149/4201-2 1947 (Interpretation). SDV346287.

Post-medieval earthworks including two spoil-heaps and a structure of a copper mine are visible on aerial photographs of 1947. Map object partly based on this source.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV363955.

An earthwork bank is visible.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2016, Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV359374.

Features recorded here as part of the Tamar Valley NMP survey have been attributed to this monument record. This monument record has in itself been amended into a parent record to include the individually recorded features which make up West Devon Consols Mine. Defining the extent of this mine is slightly problematic owing to the absence of any marked boundaries of this site and may as a consequence be slightly arbitrary in places.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.

Earthworks of sub-oval, sub-circular and irregularly shaped banks and pits, between 12m to 45m long, are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2005 and 2013. The earthworks correspond with several post-medieval or 19th century mine-working features shown in this location on the late 19th century Ordnance Survey First Edition map which are labelled as ‘Shaft’ and ‘West Devon Consols Mine (Copper disused)’. Two of the visible earthworks at SX39547378 and SX39547348 correspond with features previously transcribed during the Tamar Valley NMP survey. They have been superseded by transcriptions from this survey.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme
• EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)

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