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| HER Number: | MDV48787 |
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| Name: | Old Adit East of Cleave Farm |
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Summary
Old adit marked on plan of early 19th century, to east of Cleave Farm. Pre-dates modern mining phase.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 435 647 |
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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/502/5
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ADIT (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Claughton, P. F., 04/01/1993, Mine at Bere Alston; Collapse of Ground at Cleave Mine. (Correspondence). SDV344106.
Site of old adit to east of Cleave Farm, marked on early 19th century plan of abandoned mines (AM: R79E) in Devon Record Office, therefore pre-dates modern mining phase.
Unknown, 1842, Bere Ferrers (Cartographic). SDV344147.
Lies in land of Cleave Mine by 1840's. Other details: Plot 1459.
Rippon, S. + Claughton, P. + Smart, C., 2009, Mining in a Medieval Landscape: The Royal Silver Mines of the Tamar Valley, 80 (Monograph). SDV344097.
Trial adit at southern extremity of lode worked in medieval period, shown on early 19th century map. Other details: Figure4.4.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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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. 80. |
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| SDV344106 | Correspondence: Claughton, P. F.. 04/01/1993. Mine at Bere Alston; Collapse of Ground at Cleave Mine.. Letter and Map. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
| 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) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 15 2021 1:38PM |
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