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HER Number:MDV75719
Name:Old Shaft at North Hooe Mine, Bere Ferrers

Summary

Site of shaft shown on late 19th and early 20th century mapping.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 425 660
Map Sheet:SX46NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBere Ferrers
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBERE FERRERS

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthworks and features associated with North Hooe Silver and Lead Mine

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SHAFT (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Site of shaft appears to be shown on the 1880s-1890s map as a rough oval shape within woodland.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

'Old Shaft' marked on 1904-1906 25 inch Ordnance Survey map at western end of 'North Hooe Mine'.

Buck, C. + Knight, S., 2009, North Hooe (Correspondence). SDV347168.

Shaft marked on abandoned mine plan of circa 1873. It survives as a depression in the ground.

Meaton, C, 2023, North Hooe Silver and Lead Mine- North Hooe, Bere Alston, Devon- Conservation Assessment, 10, 25, Photograph 14 (Report - Survey). SDV366064.

Old Shaft (4). The Old ‘Footway’ Shaft was viewed from the track above and was not closely approached. The area of the shaft was generally overgrown and was enclosed with low wire fencing. From distance, its condition appeared to be stable.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #102794 ]
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV347168Correspondence: Buck, C. + Knight, S.. 2009. North Hooe. Annotated map of remains at North Hooe Mine. A4 Stapled + Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV19935Part of: North Hooe Silver and Lead Mine, Bere Ferrers (Monument)
MDV19935Related to: North Hooe Silver and Lead Mine, Bere Ferrers (Monument)
MDV19935Part of: North Hooe Silver and Lead Mine, Bere Ferrers (Monument)
MDV19935Related to: North Hooe Silver and Lead Mine, Bere Ferrers (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV9098 - North Hooe Silver and Lead Mine- North Hooe, Bere Alston, Devon- Conservation Assessment (Ref: CR1227)

Date Last Edited:Aug 18 2024 1:34PM