See important
guidance on the use of this record.
If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.
| HER Number: | MDV51002 |
|---|
| Name: | Wheal Conquer lead mine, Sydenham Damerel |
|---|
Summary
Wheal Conquer lead mine is depicted on 19th century maps, and is visible as earthwork cut features on aerial photographs and earthwork mounds on images derived from lidar data captured in 2007 and 2013.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 427 769 |
|---|
| Map Sheet: | SX47NW |
|---|
| Admin Area | Devon |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Lamerton |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Sydenham Damerel |
|---|
| District | West Devon |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | LAMERTON |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | SYDENHAM DAMEREL |
|---|
Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47NW/65
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAD MINE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))
Full description
1954, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV259244.
"wheal conquer (lead, disused)" marked os 6" (1907) and os 6" (1954) maps (os).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV259245.
Des=os 6" (1907) 105nw.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV259246.
Des=os 6" (1954).
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Plot 56 is described as Spoil Banks, part of East Wonwood estate.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The mine is depicted on this map. Map object partly based on this source.
Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 03-FEB-2007 (Cartographic). SDV363954.
Numerous earthwork mounds are visible.
Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, RAF CPE/UK/2149/F20/3272-4 (Interpretation). SDV346287.
Earthworks interpreted as post-medieval spoil heaps are visible on aerial photographs. 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.
Numerous earthwork mounds are indistinctly visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2016, Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV359374.
The earthwork spoil heaps are likely associated with the post-medieval to modern lead mine of Wheal Conquer. Only part of the photo reference is given in the transcription attributes, so the date of the photograph is not known.
Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.
The spoil heaps of Wheal Conquer lead mine are visible as earthwork mounds on images derived from lidar data captured in 2007 and 2013. Some are located in the area of plot 56 on the Tithe Map, which is described as ‘Spoil Banks’ on the apportionment. Others match the location of mounds depicted on the late-19th century Ordnance Survey map, by which time the mine had apparently grown in extent.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV259244 | Migrated Record: 1954. |
| SDV259245 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV259246 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
| |
| | |
| SDV346287 | Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2001-2002. Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records. National Mapping Programme. Map (Digital). RAF CPE/UK/2149/F20/3272-4. |
| |
| | |
| SDV359374 | Personal Comment: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2016. Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey. Not Applicable. |
| |
| | |
| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
| |
| | |
| SDV363945 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2020-2021. Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
| |
| | |
| SDV363954 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2000-2019. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 03-FEB-2007. [Mapped feature: #93850 ] |
| |
| | |
| SDV363955 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area. Digital. LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. |
| |
| | |
Associated Monuments
| MDV51001 | Related to: Quarries, spoil and trackways north of Collacombe Barton (Monument) |
| MDV130826 | Related to: Quarry and track east of Wheal Conquer, Sydenham Damerel (Monument) |
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 Area 1 (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)
| Date Last Edited: | May 24 2021 5:09PM |
|---|
Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.