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| HER Number: | MDV71299 |
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| Name: | Wheal Maria, Spoilheaps |
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Summary
Area of five mine spoil finger dumps at Wheal Maria mine which was part of Devon Great Consols
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 416 739 |
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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: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SPOIL HEAP (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 54+fig 13,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
Area of five mine spoil finger dumps removed from shafts or adits. Gard's Shaft (see PRN 3876) was the site of discovery of the Devon Great Consols Main Lode & was one of the main shafts from which this material was removed before workings progressed eastwards. The survey found the westerly spoil heap was 10m long x 5m wide & the four smaller eastern ones up to 0.7m high x 1m wide at their tops. Other details: Sites 29.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV241758 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 54+fig 13,38. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3862 | Part of: Devon Great Consolidated Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV42207 | Part of: Devon Great Consols, Wheal Maria (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1222 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 9:20PM |
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