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Summary

Mine buildings 920 metres south-west of Laughter Hole Farm forming part of Brimpts Mine. Sites of 3 mine buildings can be located on the ground and are marked on 1886 os map. All three date from devon tin's workings of the mine in 1853-5. Reports in mining journal identify them as an office, smiths' and carpenters' shops and a materials store, but these cannot be individually recognised.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1021049: Brimpts Mine, three prehistoric settlements and associated reaves 550m north west of Outer Huccaby Ring

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/159/3
• Old SAM Ref: 34461

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MINE BUILDING (Built, XIX - 1853 AD to 1855 AD (Between))

Full description

Unknown, MIGRATED RECORD - MONUMENT PROTECTION PROGRAMME DATA (Migrated Record). SDV331.

Vis=est -/-/2002 (gerrard) mine buildings 920m sw of laughter hole farm forming part of brimpts mine (mpp).

BIRD + HIRST, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV221965.

Brimpts north mine. Sites of 3 mine buildings can be located on the ground and are marked on 1886 os map. All 3 date from devon tin's workings of the mine in 1853-5. Reports in mining journal identify them as an office, smiths' and carpenters' shops and a materials store, but these cannot be individually recognised. Southernmost building: only vestiges of the rear wall now remain, forming part of the drystone wall. Original size 10m by about 4.5m. The 1886 os map shows a central partition to give 2 5m by 4.5m rooms. Middle building: only vestiges of the rear wall now remain, forming part of the drystone wall, but the 1886 os map shows that originally the boundary wall ran behind the building leaving a small passage closed at the s end. Size 9.6m by about 8/4m. Northern building: only vestiges of rear wall remain. Size 6/2m by a depth not determinable by field measurement, but estimated as about 5m (bird + hirst).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV222832.

Bird, r. + hirst, p. /(-/11/1996)b2/2-4/worksheets in smr.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV222833.

Bird, r. + hirst, p. /the brimpts tin mines/(dtrg)/(1996)fig 10a.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV222834.

Des=mpp/157125.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV222835.

Des=gerrard, s. /(10/5/2002)/as above.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV222836.

Des=ancient monuments/(30/9/2003)/as above.

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

Depicted on the late 19th century historic map.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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