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| HER Number: | MDV4670 |
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| Name: | Battishill Down Mine, Bridestowe |
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Summary
Battishill Down Mine, a disused silver-lead mine, marked on 1880s-1890s Ordnance Survey map.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 517 862 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bridestowe |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDESTOWE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/34
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Battishill Down Mine (Silver-lead, disused)' marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map, comprising a series of shafts and spoilheaps across the hillside.
Ramsden, J. V., 1952, Notes on the Mines of Devonshire, 89 (Article in Serial). SDV60737.
Richardson, P. H. G., 1992, The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913 (Article in Serial). SDV323598.
Newman, P., 2011, An Archaeological Assessment of Fernworthy Down, Bridestowe, Devon (Report - Assessment). SDV347937.
Mine remains at the southern end of Fernworthy Down and on Battishill Down to the east, are depicted on the Ordnance Survey maps of the area and named ‘Battishill Down Mine’. However, the mine was only managed under that title for a few years in the 1870s. For most of its period of operation it was known as Wheal Mary which was, in the 1840s and 50s, incorporated into Lydford Consols, a company that had interests in several small mines in this Lydford and Bridestowe district. By 1884, the mine was recorded by OS surveyors as disused.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV323598 | Article in Serial: Richardson, P. H. G.. 1992. The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913. British Mining. 44. A5 Paperback. |
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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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| SDV347937 | Report - Assessment: Newman, P.. 2011. An Archaeological Assessment of Fernworthy Down, Bridestowe, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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| SDV60737 | Article in Serial: Ramsden, J. V.. 1952. Notes on the Mines of Devonshire. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 84. A5 Hardback. 89. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV39656 | Parent of: Shaft at Battishill Down Mine, Bridestowe (Monument) |
| MDV75626 | Parent of: Shafts at Battishill Down Mine, Bridestowe (Monument) |
| MDV75624 | Parent of: Spoil Heaps at Battishill Down Mine, Bridestowe (Monument) |
| MDV75625 | Parent of: Structures at Battishill Down Mine, Bridestowe (Monument) |
| MDV75702 | Related to: Openwork at Battishill Down Mine (Monument) |
| MDV75627 | Related to: Shaft to South of Battishill Down Mine, Bridestowe (Monument) |
| MDV75703 | Related to: Trackway at Battishill Down Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2014 10:32AM |
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