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HER Number:MDV71288
Name:Wheal Maria, Building

Summary

Site of small 19C building at Wheal Maria mine which was part of Devon Great Consols

Location

Grid Reference:SX 416 739
Map Sheet:SX47SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishGulworthy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTAVISTOCK

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880s, Ordnance Survey (Cartographic). SDV848.

A small rectangular building is shown on OS 25" (1880s) map.


Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 49+fig 4,9,13,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.

Site of a building shown on 19C maps which may have been a small mine magazine or a sluice operating building at Wheal Maria mine. The survey found a curving section of wall 4m long x 2m high x 0.47m thick with another small section of wall 2.8m long x 0.6m high to the northwest. Other details: Site 17.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV241758Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 49+fig 4,9,13,38.
Linked documents:1
SDV848Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey. 25".

Associated Monuments

MDV3862Part of: Devon Great Consolidated Mine, Gulworthy (Monument)
MDV42207Part of: Devon Great Consols, Wheal Maria (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV1206 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment

Date Last Edited:May 4 2006 9:20PM