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| HER Number: | MDV70276 |
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| Name: | WHEEL PIT in the Parish of Gulworthy |
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Summary
Site of a c19 wheelpit shown on c19 maps. A large water filled depression 10m x 6m may mark the location of this pit or a flooded adit. A 1920s iron water pipe 25m long x 0.5m wide runs from sx43887255 to sx43857253 along the western side of an excavated cutting following the alignment of the 1840s aqueduct from the leat to the water wheel. A rectangular stone & concrete plinth 2.8m x 2.1m x 1.5m high is located to the southeast at sx43877253 & may have supported machinery during the last working of the mine in the 1920s. The plinth is of similar construction to feature sx47sw/527/3 & they may represent supports for an aerial ropeway (buck).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 438 725 |
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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/503/14
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WHEEL PIT (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
BUCK, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219466.
Site of a c19 wheelpit shown on c19 maps. A large water filled depression 10m x 6m may mark the location of this pit or a flooded adit. A 1920s iron water pipe 25m long x 0.5m wide runs from sx43887255 to sx43857253 along the western side of an excavated cutting following the alignment of the 1840s aqueduct from the leat to the water wheel. A rectangular stone & concrete plinth 2.8m x 2.1m x 1.5m high is located to the southeast at sx43877253 & may have supported machinery during the last working of the mine in the 1920s. The plinth is of similar construction to feature sx47sw/527/3 & they may represent supports for an aerial ropeway (buck).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV249051.
Des=buck, c.(cornwall archaeological unit)/bedford united mine: archaeological assessment/(2003)45+fig 24/cau report no 2003ro43 sites 22-23+39 in smr.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219466 | Migrated Record: BUCK. |
| SDV249051 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV3861 | Part of: Bedford United Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 27 2016 2:12PM |
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