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| HER Number: | MDV61853 |
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| Name: | Powder house at Hexworthy Mine |
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Summary
A small poorly built open-roofed shelter lies on the footings of an earlier and more substantially built structure on the crest of Down Ridge some 400 metres north of Hooten Wheals Mine (SX 67 SE 191). The present structure, is used to protect young trees, measures 2.1 metres north-west to south-east by 1.9 metres and is constructed of loose drystone walls 0.9 metres high with no entrance. Below this are the well defined footings and lower courses of a similarly sized building, possibly a magazine serving Hooten Wheals Mine.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 656 713 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE190
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1065052
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/541
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- POWDER MAGAZINE (Built, XIX - 1850 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T. A. P., 1990, An Assessment of Dartmoor Tinworking, 36 (Report - Assessment). SDV343684.
Powder house at Hexworthy Mine. Good oral information survives about this structure, which was one of the last in use on Dartmoor.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(10/01/1996) SX 65636 71295. A small poorly built open-roofed shelter lies on the footings of an earlier and more substantially built structure on the crest of Down Ridge some 400 metres north of Hooten Wheals Mine (SX 67 SE 191). The present structure, is used to protect young trees, measures 2.1 metres north-west to south-east by 1.9 metres and is constructed of loose drystone walls 0.9 metres high with no entrance. Below this are the well defined footings and lower courses of a similarly sized building, possibly a magazine serving Hooten Wheals Mine.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV343684 | Report - Assessment: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1990. An Assessment of Dartmoor Tinworking. Digital. 36. |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. S. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6389 | Part of: Hooten Wheals/Hexworthy Tin Mine (Monument) |
| MDV130673 | Related to: Hexworthy Mine Powder House (Monument) |
| MDV6399 | Related to: Ruined buildings, Hexworthy Tin Mine (Building) |
| MDV126403 | Related to: Ruined mine building, Hexworthy Tin Mine (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 18 2022 2:48PM |
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