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| HER Number: | MDV76210 |
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| Name: | Shaft at Furzehill Mine |
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Summary
Possible medieval air shaft, ventilating adit shown on 18th century estate map. Survives as shallow mound in woodland.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 436 658 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bere Ferrers |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BERE FERRERS |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHAFT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Rippon, S. + Claughton, P. + Smart, C., 2009, Mining in a Medieval Landscape: The Royal Silver Mines of the Tamar Valley, 81-2 (Monograph). SDV344097.
A shallow shaft mound in the south-western part of the woodland almost certainly marks the site of an air-shaft sunk on the back of an adit shown on an 18th century estate map. Possibly of medieval date. Other details: Figures 4.5-6. Map object based on this Source.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Map object based on this Source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV344097 | Monograph: Rippon, S. + Claughton, P. + Smart, C.. 2009. Mining in a Medieval Landscape: The Royal Silver Mines of the Tamar Valley. Mining in a Medieval Landscape: The Royal Silver Mines of the Tamar Valley. Paperback Volume. 81-2. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV41529 | Part of: Furzehill Mine (Monument) |
| MDV76212 | Related to: Adit at Furzehill Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 27 2010 9:30AM |
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