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| HER Number: | MDV63693 |
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| Name: | Ore Processing Site on West Down, Whitchurch |
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Summary
Extensive masonry remains and tin slimes in the lower Walkham valley suggest that this was the site of a dressing floor and calciner.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 486 702 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47SE/342
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DRESSING FLOOR (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Structures shown on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1997, Survey Weekends, 8-9 (Article in Serial). SDV347155.
Survey undertaken in May 1997 of extensive area of tinworking in the lower Walkham valley. Masonry remains had been assumed to be connected with 19th century copper mining. However a spread of dark red tin slimes suggests that this was the site of a tin dressing floor. As there are no buddles the floor may date to pre 1850. Other buildings and a flue form part of the complex and may have ben used for roasting/burning tin ore to remove arsenical and other impurities.
Greeves, T. + Passmore, A., 1999, Report on the Recent Work in the Walkham Valley, 3-5 (Article in Serial). SDV347156.
Building complex comprising an enclosure with a six-room building at the east end. Two possible chutes emerge from openings in rear wall of building. An open-fronted chamber with arched roof has a flue which can be traced up hill to the square base of a presumed stack. The east end of complex has a long retaining wall with a levelled terrace. The discoloration of tin slimes suggesting tin dressing.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Newman, P., 2011, Mining in the Tavy Valley, West Devon. An Assessment of Archaeological Potential, 61 (Report - Assessment). SDV347105.
Buildings and structures depicted on first edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map on south-east slope of West Down. Possible dressing floors and calciner. Other details: No. 44.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #97404 ] |
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| SDV347105 | Report - Assessment: Newman, P.. 2011. Mining in the Tavy Valley, West Devon. An Assessment of Archaeological Potential. SW Landscape Investigations Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 61. |
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| SDV347155 | Article in Serial: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1997. Survey Weekends. Dartmoor Tin Working Research Group Newsletter. 13. A4 Unbound. 8-9. |
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| SDV347156 | Article in Serial: Greeves, T. + Passmore, A.. 1999. Report on the Recent Work in the Walkham Valley. Dartmoor Tin Working Research Group Newsletter. 17. A4 Stapled. 3-5. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV63855 | Related to: ADIT in the Parish of Whitchurch (Monument) |
| MDV63854 | Related to: Adits in the Walkham Valley (Monument) |
| MDV63853 | Related to: EXTRACTIVE PIT in the Parish of Whitchurch (Monument) |
| MDV63856 | Related to: Possible building in the Walkham Valley (Monument) |
| MDV63696 | Related to: Tin streamworks south of Lower Grenofen, Whitchurch and Buckland Monachorum (Monument) |
| MDV4082 | Related to: Westdown Copper Mine, Whitchurch (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7622 - Survey of the streamworking below Grenofen Bridge
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 15 2021 1:35PM |
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