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| HER Number: | MDV71539 |
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| Name: | Wheal Emma, Pond |
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Summary
Large 19C pond at Wheal Emma mine which was part of Devon Great Consols
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 439 736 |
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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
- POND (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880s, Ordnance Survey (Cartographic). SDV848.
Rectangular pond c43m long x c19m wide shown on OS 25" (1880s) map at Wheal Emma mine.
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 192 Figs 22,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
Large rectangular pond shown on 19C maps appears to have been a condensing pond supplying water to the winding engine house boiler at Incline Shaft at Wheal Emma mine. The survey in 2002 found the extant pond c4m deep at the east end & c1.5m deep at the west end. The bank rises to 1.18m with a retaining wall next to the incline. 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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| SDV848 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey. 25". |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3862 | Part of: Devon Great Consolidated Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV3878 | Part of: Devon Great Consols, Wheal Emma (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1917 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 9:22PM |
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