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| HER Number: | MDV71329 |
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| Name: | Wheal Fanny, Dressing Floor Buildings |
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Summary
Site of dressings floor buildings, an ore floor & three settling ponds at Wheal Fanny mine which was part of Devon Great Consols
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 421 736 |
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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
- DRESSING FLOOR (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 78+ Figs 14,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
Site of dressing floor buildings, an ore floor & three settling ponds at Wheal Fanny mine shown on the 19C maps. The survey found no evidence of the buildings apart from a rubble strewn flattish area. The ore floor to the north at SX42167370 was represented by a cobbled area 9m wide cut into the hill slope with a 4m high bank. The three settling ponds to the east at SX42217369 were all visible with the banks broken in various places. Other details: Sites 80, 81 & 82.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV241758 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 78+ Figs 14,38. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3862 | Part of: Devon Great Consolidated Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV3870 | Part of: Devon Great Consols, Wheal Fanny (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1299 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 9:20PM |
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