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| HER Number: | MDV70365 |
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| Name: | Old Dyer's Shaft, Ding Dong Mine |
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Summary
Site of ‘old dyer’s shaft’ shown on the 1867 lode map. The shaft is located in an earlier openwork excavated when the ‘ding dong lode’ was first exploited & probably ventilated the workings. The survey in 2003 found a recent collapse 2m wide x 2m deep (buck).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 439 721 |
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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/517/8
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHAFT (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219448.
Des=buck, c.(cornwall archaeological unit)/bedford united mine: archaeological assessment/(2003)81+fig 24/cau report no 2003ro43 site 100 in smr.
BUCK, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219466.
Site of ‘old dyer’s shaft’ shown on the 1867 lode map. The shaft is located in an earlier openwork excavated when the ‘ding dong lode’ was first exploited & probably ventilated the workings. The survey in 2003 found a recent collapse 2m wide x 2m deep (buck).
Waterhouse, R., 2017, The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology, 180, figs 6.30-32 (Monograph). SDV361789.
Shown on map of surface workings at Ding Dong.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219448 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV219466 | Migrated Record: BUCK. |
| SDV361789 | Monograph: Waterhouse, R.. 2017. The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology. The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology. Paperback Volume. 180, figs 6.30-32. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV129539 | Part of: Mine workings within Luscombedown Plantation, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV70364 | Related to: Adit at Ding Dong Mine (Monument) |
| MDV70366 | Related to: Dyer's Shaft, Ding Dong Mine (Monument) |
| MDV70363 | Related to: Thomas's Shaft, Ding Dong Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 15 2020 8:10AM |
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