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| HER Number: | MDV70260 |
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| Name: | Adit and shaft in Hanging Cliff Wood, Gulworthy |
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Summary
Adit and shaft dating to the 18th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 437 727 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Gulworthy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47SW/503/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ADIT (XVIII - 1701 AD (Between) to 1800 AD (Between))
- MINE SHAFT (XVIII - 1701 AD (Between) to 1800 AD (Between))
Full description
Buck, C., 2003, Bedford United Mines: Archaeological Assessment, 34-35,37, Fig 24 (Report - Assessment). SDV319828.
Site 1. C18 adit and shaft surveyed in 2003. The open adit is located immediately above a leat running along the side of the valley in ‘Hangingcliff Wood’. The 2m x 1m opening is cut into a rock outcrop and the adit slopes down for c.5m with horizontal timbers visible. The workings may have drained into the River Tamar at SX43677277. A shaft c1.5m x 1.9m has been sunk from the top of the outcrop down to the centre of the lode. A spoil mound 5m diameter x 3.6m high is located to the southwest of the adit. The leat and track have been cut by the workings suggesting the adit is a later feature. A second inaccessible adit 1.5m wide x 1.8m high is located c2.5m above the outcrop.
Buck, C., 2012, Bedford Mine Trail, Gulworthy, Devon: Impact Assessment, 16; Site 1 (Report - Assessment). SDV361388.
Open adit near leat, accessed via cutting in rock outcrop. May be visible from proposed Bedford Mine Trail.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV319828 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2003. Bedford United Mines: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2003RO43. A4 Stapled + Digital. 34-35,37, Fig 24. [Mapped feature: #45835 ] |
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| SDV361388 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2012. Bedford Mine Trail, Gulworthy, Devon: Impact Assessment. Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service Report. 2012R063. Digital. 16; Site 1. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3861 | Part of: Bedford United Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV9110 - Impact Assessment: Bedford Mine Trail, Gulworthy
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 14 2025 2:31PM |
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