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| HER Number: | MDV56104 |
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| Name: | South Wheal Fanny, Water Wheel |
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Summary
Site of water wheel & tail race at South Wheal Fanny mine which was part of Devon Great Consols
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 429 728 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Gulworthy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47SW/504/17/3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATER WHEEL (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Pye, A. R. + Dixon, T., 1989, The Arsenic Works at Devon Great Consols Mine, Tavistock, 108 (Article in Serial). SDV219136.
The wheelpits here have been landscaped and little remains.
Richardson, P. H. G., 1992, The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913, 94-108 (Article in Serial). SDV323598.
Waterwheel beside the Tamar at South Fanny Mine. Powered flat rods. Other details: Fig 17.
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 207, Figs 26,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
Site of South Wheal Fanny water wheel & tail race shown on 19C maps used to pump South Fanny Shaft (see PRN 51113) & later other shafts by flat rods (see PRN 56105). A small aqueduct from the Great Leat fed the water wheel. The survey in 2002 found no evidence of the water wheel site but the tail race was still visible c0.4m wide x 1m deep & passing under a stone arched tunnel at SX43127289. Other details: Site 325.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219136 | Article in Serial: Pye, A. R. + Dixon, T.. 1989. The Arsenic Works at Devon Great Consols Mine, Tavistock. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 47. Paperback Volume. 108. |
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| SDV241758 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 207, Figs 26,38. |
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| SDV323598 | Article in Serial: Richardson, P. H. G.. 1992. The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913. British Mining. 44. A5 Paperback. 94-108. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3862 | Part of: Devon Great Consolidated Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV56102 | Part of: Devon Great Consols, South Wheal Fanny Mine (Monument) |
| MDV51113 | Related to: South Wheal Fanny, Engine Shaft (Monument) |
| MDV56105 | Related to: South Wheal Fanny, Flat Rod System (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1758 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 7 2011 1:06PM |
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