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| HER Number: | MDV71538 |
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| Name: | Wheal Emma, Building |
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Summary
Site of a group of 19C mine buildings at Wheal Emma mine which was part of Devon Great Consols
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 440 737 |
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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
- BUILDING (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 192 Figs 22,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
A number of mine buildings are shown on 19C maps to the north of the end of the incline railway line at Wheal Emma mine. The buildings may have been associated with preliminary dressing work for the Thomas & Incline shafts. The survey in 2002 found no evidence for the buildings apart from an earthwork platform for a long building at SX44017369. Other details: Sites 296,296/1.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV241758 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 192 Figs 22,38. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3862 | Part of: Devon Great Consolidated Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV3878 | Part of: Devon Great Consols, Wheal Emma (Monument) |
| MDV3875 | Related to: Wheal Emma, Incline Shaft (Monument) |
| MDV56093 | Related to: Wheal Emma, Thomas' Shaft & Engine House (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1916 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 9:22PM |
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