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| HER Number: | MDV71579 |
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| Name: | South Wheal Fanny, Shafts |
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Summary
Two small 19C outcrop shafts at South Wheal Fanny mine which was part of Devon Great Consols
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 427 728 |
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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, 211-2 Fig 38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
Two small outcrop shafts or lode-back pits were found at South Wheal Fanny mine during the survey in 2002. A depression 2.5m x 2.5m x 3.5m deep with an opening 4.5m x 4.5m was probably a small outcrop shaft. A depression with a small leat running into it c4.5m south may have been a capstan or a second small shaft 3.5m x 3.5m. Another possible shaft 1.75m diameter x 3.5m deep was found 5m to the north at SX42787286. Other details: Sites 334 & 335.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV241758 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 211-2 Fig 38. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3862 | Part of: Devon Great Consolidated Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV56102 | Part of: Devon Great Consols, South Wheal Fanny Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV2026 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 9:23PM |
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