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| HER Number: | MDV56105 |
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| Name: | South Wheal Fanny, Flat Rod System |
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Summary
Flat rod cutting running east from Engine Shaft & continuing on an embankment at South Wheal Fanny mine which was part of Devon Great Consols
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 427 728 |
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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/504/17/4
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FLATROD GULLY (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 flatrod course at South Fanny Shaft does not survive.
Richardson, P. H. G., 1992, The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913, 94-108 (Article in Serial). SDV323598.
Flatrod transferred power from waterwheel to shafts at South Fanny Mine. Other details: Fig 17.
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 156, Fig 38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
South Wheal Fanny flat rod cutting running east from Engine Shaft (see PRN 51113) at SX42557286 to SX42587287 with an embankment to SX42617287. The survey in 2002 found two long walls 1.4m high at the eastern edge of the shaft forming the 1.8m wide flat rod slot. Other details: Site 221.
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. 156, Fig 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) |
| MDV56104 | Related to: South Wheal Fanny, Water Wheel (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1757 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 1 2005 4:31PM |
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