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HER Number: | MDV72796 |
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Name: | Wheal Russell Mine, Richard's Shaft |
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Summary
Site of 19th century Richard's Shaft at Wheal Russell Mine
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 435 707 |
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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., 2005, Wheal Russell Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment, 29 (Report - Assessment). SDV336659.
Richard's Shaft (Site 22) shown on the 1867 archive maps at Wheal Russell Mine & located at the west end of the flat rod route from the water wheel (see PRN 72788). The 1867 map show a feature to the east of the shaft which may have been the winding drum & crank pit mechanism. The survey in 2005 found a concrete slab about 7 meters x 6 meters over the shaft. The shaft excavation cut into the surrounding spoil mound leaving a 4 meter high mine waste scarp on the west side & a 2.5 meter scarp on the north side. A linear spoil mound was located on the west side of the shaft with remnants of a retaining wall on the west side of a flat are to the south of the shaft. Other details: Figs 5-7.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV336659 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2005. Wheal Russell Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall County Council Report. 2006R0004. A4 Stapled + Digital. 29. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV22886 | Part of: Wheal Russell Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
MDV72788 | Related to: Wheal Russell Mine, Wheelpit & Flat Rod Cutting (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4040 - Wheal Russell Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment
Date Last Edited: | Sep 18 2006 1:40PM |
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