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| HER Number: | MDV71544 |
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| Name: | Wheal Emma, Tramways |
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Summary
Site of 19C mine waste tramways waste tips at Wheal Emma mine which was part of Devon Great Consols
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 438 736 |
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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
- TRAMWAY (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880s, Ordnance Survey (Cartographic). SDV848.
Site of two tramways shown on OS 25" (1880s) map running southwest from 'Incline Shaft' to the spoil heaps.
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 197 Figs 22,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
Site of mine waste tramways shown on OS 1884 map on the linear waste tips at Wheal Emma mine. The survey in 2002 found evidence of the tramways in a few places. At SX43857369 evidence of a small stone built bridge with a 1.8m wide arched roof over a small leat. Other details: Sites 307,307/1.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV241758 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 197 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
- EDV1922 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 23 2005 11:28AM |
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