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HER Number:MDV71282
Name:Wheal Maria, Old Engine Shaft

Summary

Site of Old Engine Shaft part of Wheal Maria to the west of the stream

Location

Grid Reference:SX 415 740
Map Sheet:SX47SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishGulworthy
Civil ParishSydenham Damerel
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTAVISTOCK

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SHAFT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 47+fig 8,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.

(Old) Engine Shaft shown as Old Shaft on the 1867 map & mentioned as Engine Shaft belonging to Wheal Maria mine. The survey found a granite marker denoting the site in a shallow depression c7m to the west of the stream. Other details: Site 12.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV241758Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 47+fig 8,38.
Linked documents:1

Associated Monuments

MDV3862Part of: Devon Great Consolidated Mine, Gulworthy (Monument)
MDV42207Part of: Devon Great Consols, Wheal Maria (Monument)
MDV71281Related to: BRIDGE in the Parish of Gulworthy (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV1198 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment

Date Last Edited:May 3 2006 8:30PM