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| HER Number: | MDV71311 |
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| Name: | Wheal Maria, Ponds |
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Summary
Site of three small ponds which may have been settling tanks at Wheal Maria mine which was part of Devon Great Consols
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 417 738 |
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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
- POND (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880s, Ordnance Survey (Cartographic). SDV848.
Site of three small square ponds in a row aligned east to west to the south of Gard's Shaft at Wheal Maria. The eastern pond is the largest at c8m square.
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 61+Fig 4,13,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
Site of three small ponds shown on 19C maps which may have been settling tanks or provided a head of water for the buddles to the north. The survey found 4m square depressions 0.9m deep with earth bank boundaries but no apparent water supply. Other details: Sites 46.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV241758 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 61+Fig 4,13,38. |
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| SDV848 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey. 25". |
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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
- EDV1268 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 9:20PM |
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