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Summary

Tailings dump south-east of Stamping Mill 2 forming part of the 19th century Eylesbarrow Tin Mine

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1021055: Eylesbarrow Tin Mine and associated remains

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/27/3/7
• Old SAM Ref: 34467

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EARTHWORK (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 157195 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Site visited on 9th May 2002. Tailings dump 950 metres south-west of Eylesbarrow, forming part of Eylesbarrow Tin Mine. Within the vicinity of dressing floor 36 are three separate tailing dumps. The northern one is very slight up to 0.2 metres high, very narrow and the observer was not sure that it was there at all! If present it would have been derived from stamping mill 29. The remaining dumps lie south of dressing floor 36 and survive as earthworks standing up to 1 metre high. Grass, heather and rushes.

Newman, P., 1999, Eylesbarrow (Ailsborough) Tin Mine, Figure 8 (Article in Serial). SDV231130.

Newman , P., 1999, Eylesbarrow (Ailsborough) Tin Mine, Figure 8 (Report - Survey). SDV352201.

Tailings dump shown on earthwork plan of Stamping Mill 2 at Eylesbarrow Tin Mine. The irregular shaped feature is shown to the south-east of the dressing floor. Map object based partly on this source.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Slight earthwork shown on aerial photograph.

English Heritage, 2013, Eylesbarrow Tin Mine and associated remains (Schedule Document). SDV231131.

The 19th century Eylesbarrow Tin Mine opened in 1814 and continued until 1852. During this time several companies were formed to run the mine and most failed to make a profit. Eylesbarrow's importance stems from its unrivalled array of 19th century mining remains making it the largest and most informative example of a large scale water powered tin mine in Britain. At least 27 shafts and five adits were cut to reach the tin lodes, seven whim platforms and two water powered engine wheels were built to power the lifting and pumping machinery, a series of tramways were made to carry the ore to six separate stamping mills and, to complete the picture, a smelting house was constructed to smelt the processed tin from the stamping mills. The size of the operation is further emphasised by the large number of ancillary buildings constructed to serve the mine. Amongst these are a count house, dormitory accommodation, blacksmith's shop, powder houses, sample house and various storage buildings.

National Monument Record, 2014, Pastscape, 1300619 (Website). SDV355682.

A complex of mine buildings situated near the centre of Eylesbarrow Tin Mine. The complex includes two powder houses, a blacksmiths workshop and count house, all of which are depicted and named on a map dated 1825. The buildings were surveyed as part of an English Heritage archaeological field survey of the tin mine in 1999 and traces of the buildings were visible as earthworks.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor
• EDV6239 - Eylesbarrow (Ailsborough) Tin Mine

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