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| HER Number: | MDV71502 |
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| Name: | Wheal Emma, Shaft & Adits |
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Summary
Shaft & two adits on the Main Lode at Wheal Emma mine which was part of Devon Great Consols
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 435 736 |
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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
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 171-2, Figs 21,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
Shallow adit shaft on the Main Lode at Wheal Emma mine. The survey in 2002 found the shaft 2.5m diameter & open for 3.5m. The adit roof appeared to have collapsed to the north for 10m x 0.45m wide. An adit portal to the northwest at SX43577366 had a visible collapse 2m x 2m. A track drain portal further north at SX43567380 was stone faced with an opening 4m wide x 1.2m high. Other details: Sites 250,251,252.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV241758 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 171-2, Figs 21,38. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3862 | Part of: Devon Great Consolidated Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV3878 | Part of: Devon Great Consols, Wheal Emma (Monument) |
| MDV71503 | Related to: Wheal Emma, Adits (Monument) |
| MDV3872 | Related to: Wheal Emma, Agnes's (new) Shaft (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1779 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | May 3 2006 8:31PM |
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