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HER Number:MDV48422
Name:OPEN CAST MINE in the Parish of Kentisbeare

Summary

Vis=6/6/1993(griffith) area of iron extraction pits. See st00ne/78 - the westward extension of this site - for details (griffith).

Location

Grid Reference:ST 100 072
Map Sheet:ST10NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishKentisbeare
Civil ParishSheldon
DistrictEast Devon
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishKENTISBEARE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NW/93

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • OPEN CAST MINE (Unknown date)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV2244.

Vis=10/2/1995 (reed + horner) rough survey of a block of iron pits in advance of tree clearance. Pits vary from 0.2-0.7m deep and 2.1-4.3m wide. The pits are scarcer in this eastern area with evidence of levelling (horner).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV36442.

Des=griffith, f. M. /as above (7/6/1993).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV36443.

Des=horner, w. /iron extraction pits at downland plantations, kentisbeare/(20/2/1995)/in pf.


Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV36444.

Aph=raf/cpe/uk/1974/4293/(11/4/1947)/smr 30/16-17.


Griffith, F. M., Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV677.

Vis=6/6/1993(griffith) area of iron extraction pits. See st00ne/78 - the westward extension of this site - for details (griffith).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV2244Migrated Record:
SDV36442Migrated Record:
SDV36443Migrated Record:
SDV36444Aerial Photograph:
SDV677Report - Survey: Griffith, F. M..

Associated Monuments

MDV110229Part of: Open cast ironstone mines, from Black Down and North Hill, eastwards to Hill View Farm (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Apr 9 2019 10:06AM