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Summary

A mine shaft marked on British Geological Survey maps is visible on aerial photographs between 1946 and 1964 as an earthwork pit and cropmark spoilheap. It is likely to significantly pre-date the late nineteenth century and below-ground remains or even slight earthworks are likely to survive.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS44SE/104

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MINE SHAFT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

CLAUGHTON, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV4554.

Un-named mine. Depression in field immediately n of spreacombe lodge. Identified as site of shaft by bgs. Mineral/date unknown (claughton).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV66023.

Des=claughton, p. /a list of mines in north devon and west somerset/(1993)040/in smr.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

An oval feature is depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3261-3262 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.

A dark oval cropmark within a pale ring-shaped cropmark is visible.

Royal Air Force, 1964, RAF 543/2821 F66, NMR RAF/S43/2821 F66 0124-0125 27-APR-1964 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350307.

An oval pit is visible as an earthwork.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.

An earthwork pit, visible on aerial photographs between 1946 and 1964, is likely to be the mineshaft noted by Claughton in this location from a British Geological Survey map. It is oval in shape and circa 5 by 7 metres in width; a possible ring of upcast around the shaft is visible in the 1946 aerial photographs as a pale cropmark up to 2 metres wide. An oval feature is depicted in this location on the 1880s-1890s Ordnance Survey maps but is not marked, suggesting that if this was the remains of a mineshaft it significantly pre-dated the late nineteenth century. There is no clear evidence of a pit or spoil bank visible on later available aerial photographs, but below-ground remains are likely to survive, as may slight earthworks.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349018	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital.
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SDV349927	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1501. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3261-3262 13-MAY-1946. [Mapped feature: #94999 ]
SDV350307	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1964. RAF 543/2821 F66. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/S43/2821 F66 0124-0125 27-APR-1964.
SDV4554	Migrated Record: CLAUGHTON.
SDV66023	Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project

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