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| HER Number: | MDV71381 |
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| Name: | Wheal Josiah, Shaft |
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Summary
Site of an old shaft at Wheal Josiah mine which was part of Devon Great Consols
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 429 736 |
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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
- SHAFT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880s, Ordnance Survey (Cartographic). SDV848.
Site of a 'Shaft' shown on OS 25" (1880s) map as a rectangular building to the west of Richard's Shaft at Wheal Josiah mine.
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 114-115+Figs 21,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
Site of an old shaft at Wheal Josiah which was filled in in the 1950s. The Symons 1848 map shows a shaft to the north at cSX42957366 which may be the same shaft. The survey found a large area excavated to 0.75m deep with a mound of rubble which may indicate the site of the shaft. Other details: Sites 149 & 149/1.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV241758 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 114-115+Figs 21,38. |
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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) |
| MDV3874 | Part of: Devon Great Consols, Wheal Josiah (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1519 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 9:21PM |
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