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| HER Number: | MDV48786 |
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| Name: | Tin Hill, Cleave |
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Summary
Field named 'Tin Hill' between Cleave Mine and South Tamar Mine, suggesting further mine workings.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 436 647 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46SW |
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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: SX46SW/502/4
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SPOIL HEAP (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Unknown, 1842, Bere Ferrers (Cartographic). SDV344147.
"Tin Hill" recorded on Bere Ferrers Tithe Map. Other details: Plot 1460.
Rippon, S. + Claughton, P. + Smart, C., 2009, Mining in a Medieval Landscape: The Royal Silver Mines of the Tamar Valley, 77-8 (Monograph). SDV344097.
South from Cleave Wood to the river Tamar, at what was known as South Tamar Consols in the 1850s, the pattern of mineralisation takes the workable lead/silver deposits deeper in the strata, forcing mining under the river. Other details: Figure 4.3.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #93304 ] |
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| SDV344097 | Monograph: Rippon, S. + Claughton, P. + Smart, C.. 2009. Mining in a Medieval Landscape: The Royal Silver Mines of the Tamar Valley. Mining in a Medieval Landscape: The Royal Silver Mines of the Tamar Valley. Paperback Volume. 77-8. |
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| SDV344147 | Cartographic: Unknown. 1842. Bere Ferrers. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV41527 | Related to: Cleave or Ware Mine (Monument) |
| MDV76224 | Related to: Possible Mine Workings near Cleave (Monument) |
| MDV5493 | Related to: South Tamar Silver and Lead Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 23 2017 10:31AM |
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