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| HER Number: | MDV71312 |
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| Name: | Wheal Maria, Platform |
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Summary
Site of a possible signalling platform at Wheal Maria mine which was part of Devon Great Consols
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 417 737 |
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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
- PLATFORM (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880s, Ordnance Survey (Cartographic). SDV848.
Site of a small semi-circular feature 7m long x 4m wide shown on OS 25" (1880s) map against the west side of the field boundary.
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 62+Fig 13,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
Site of a possible signalling platform shown on 19C maps which may have been used during the operation of sluices in leats & reservoirs at Wheal Maria mine. The survey found a round stone feature 0.75m high of unknown function with four small steps 0.47m wide cut into the southern side. Other details: Sites 47.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV241758 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 62+Fig 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
- EDV1274 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | May 3 2006 8:31PM |
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