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| HER Number: | MDV70366 |
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| Name: | Dyer's Shaft, Ding Dong Mine |
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Summary
Site of ‘dyer’s shaft’ shown on the 1867 lode map as ‘old shaft – filled’. The shaft is located on the ‘ding dong lode’ & was probably used to wind ore & waste from the workings below. The 1867 survey shows two long rectangular features to the west of the shaft with one resembling a water wheel although there is no evidence of a water supply to the site. An abandoned mine plan shows a surface link from the northern side of the shaft to a building at sx43997217 which may have been an ore bin or related to primary dressing. The shaft was reopened in 1978 & the survey in 2003 found the rectangular shaft 3m x 3.5m collared with concrete blocks to a depth of 3m & fenced. Concrete & masonry plinths found around the shaft probably supported a winding engine drum & other mechanisms (buck).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 440 721 |
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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/517/9
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHAFT (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148.
Site of a small rectangular building shown on os 25” (1880s) map with earthworks to the northwest & northeast (os).
BUCK, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219466.
Site of ‘dyer’s shaft’ shown on the 1867 lode map as ‘old shaft – filled’. The shaft is located on the ‘ding dong lode’ & was probably used to wind ore & waste from the workings below. The 1867 survey shows two long rectangular features to the west of the shaft with one resembling a water wheel although there is no evidence of a water supply to the site. An abandoned mine plan shows a surface link from the northern side of the shaft to a building at sx43997217 which may have been an ore bin or related to primary dressing. The shaft was reopened in 1978 & the survey in 2003 found the rectangular shaft 3m x 3.5m collared with concrete blocks to a depth of 3m & fenced. Concrete & masonry plinths found around the shaft probably supported a winding engine drum & other mechanisms (buck).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219492.
Des=buck, c.(cornwall archaeological unit)/bedford united mine: archaeological assessment/(2003)81+figs 18,24/cau report no 2003ro43 site 101 in smr.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219493.
Des=os 25” (1880s).
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
| SDV148 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV219466 | Migrated Record: BUCK. |
| SDV219492 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV219493 | Migrated Record: |
| 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
| MDV3888 | Part of: Ding Dong Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV129539 | Part of: Mine workings within Luscombedown Plantation, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV123332 | Related to: Brenton's Shaft, Ding Dong Mine (Monument) |
| MDV70365 | Related to: Old Dyer'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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