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| HER Number: | MDV75702 |
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| Name: | Openwork at Battishill Down Mine |
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Summary
Two areas of possible openwork at Battishill Down Mine
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 517 861 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bridestowe |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDESTOWE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Unknown date)
Full description
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping (Aerial Photograph). SDV321648.
Two small wooded areas shown on aerial photograph.
Bluesky, 2006 - 2007, Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV341189.
Two small areas of woodland shown on aerial photograph.
Knight, S., 2009, Fernworthy Features (Personal Comment). SDV342939.
Two clumps of trees are sited in deep crevasses with a causeway between the two. They are possibly sites of openwork associated with the mining activity in the area. The features are on the same alignment as the spoil heaps to the west so may be exploiting the same seam of ore.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV321648 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping. Millennium Map. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV341189 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky. 2006 - 2007. Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007. Bluesky. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV342939 | Personal Comment: Knight, S.. 2009. Fernworthy Features. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV4670 | Related to: Battishill Down Mine, Bridestowe (Monument) |
| MDV75624 | Related to: Spoil Heaps at Battishill Down Mine, Bridestowe (Monument) |
| MDV75625 | Related to: Structures at Battishill Down Mine, Bridestowe (Monument) |
| MDV75703 | Related to: Trackway at Battishill Down Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 12 2013 11:35AM |
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