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| HER Number: | MDV70489 |
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| Name: | WHEEL PIT in the Parish of Gulworthy |
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Summary
A long rectangular feature resembling a wheel pit is shown on the 1867 survey plan with water passing through. The site may have been the power source for the c18 workings. The survey in 2003 found that a short section of bedrock 4m long x 0.9m high had been cut to form the south side of the wheel pit. The pit was sited below a large spoil heap (buck).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 438 711 |
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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/531/4
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WHEEL PIT (XVIII to XXI - 1701 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
BUCK, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219466.
A long rectangular feature resembling a wheel pit is shown on the 1867 survey plan with water passing through. The site may have been the power source for the c18 workings. The survey in 2003 found that a short section of bedrock 4m long x 0.9m high had been cut to form the south side of the wheel pit. The pit was sited below a large spoil heap (buck).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV268285.
Des=buck, c.(cornwall archaeological unit)/bedford united mine: archaeological assessment/(2003)103+fig 24/cau report no 2003ro43 site 143 in smr.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219466 | Migrated Record: BUCK. |
| SDV268285 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV22886 | Part of: Wheal Russell Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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