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| HER Number: | MDV63760 |
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| Name: | Mine shaft, Central Devon United Mine |
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Summary
The shaft of Central Devon United Mine, now filled in almost to the surface.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 515 787 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Central Devon United Mine, ealy 20th century tin and arsenic mine with remains of a shaft, parts of the flat-rod-operated pumprods and winding gear
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/179/1
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE SHAFT (XIX to XX - 1900 AD to 1922 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Shaft' depicted on Second Edition Ordnance Survey map. Map object based on this Source.
Richardson, P. H. G., 1992, The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913, 57-58 (Article in Serial). SDV323598.
In 1989, the shaft, complete with rocker-bob and six inch square pump rod, still had timbering in place, although had been filled in, almost to the surface. Other details: Plate XXVII.
Munro, D., 1999, The Mary Tavy / Peter Tavy Excursion, 8-9 (Article in Serial). SDV224990.
The shaft of Central Devon United Mine has spoil heaps falling down to the river below. A wooden pump rod is still visible in the shaft.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Map object based on this Source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224990 | Article in Serial: Munro, D.. 1999. The Mary Tavy / Peter Tavy Excursion. Dartmoor Tin Working Research Group Newsletter. 17. Leaflet. 8-9. |
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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. 57-58. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV28506 | Part of: Central Devon United Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 12 2016 3:17PM |
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