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| HER Number: | MDV77614 |
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| Name: | Probable Dressing Floor in Morwelldown Plantation |
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Summary
Former dressing floor referred to in mid 19th century documentary sources, which would have been on the north side of the wheel pit.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 459 693 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46NE |
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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
- DRESSING FLOOR (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Buck, C., 2006, Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment, 26 (Report - Assessment). SDV344672.
There is no visible evidence for the site of the former dressing floor, mentioned in documentary sources in the mid 19th century. It would have been on the north side of the wheel pit shown on the 1867 Bedford Estates survey map. Other details: Figure 35, site 7.1.
Clive Meaton, 2023, Gawton Mine, Devon- Costed and Prioritised Proposals for Capital Works for the Conservation and Management of Gawton Mine Scheduled Monument (Redacted Costs Version), 40 (Report - Survey). SDV366131.
There was no visible evidence of the Dressing Floor which was thought to have been located here in the 1850s at SX 45917 69327. Other details: Site No. 7.1.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV344672 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2006. Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall County Council Report. 2006R023. A4 Stapled + Digital. 26. |
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| SDV366131 | Report - Survey: Clive Meaton. 2023. Gawton Mine, Devon- Costed and Prioritised Proposals for Capital Works for the Conservation and Management of Gawton Mine Scheduled Monument (Redacted Costs Version). Cotswold Archaeology. CR1194_1. Digital. 40. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV22881 | Part of: Bedford Consols or Wheal Gawton Mine (Monument) |
| MDV77613 | Related to: Wheel Pit in Morwelldown Plantation (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4746 - Archaeological Assessment of Gawton Mine, Devon
- EDV4747 - Field Survey of Gawton Mine
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 17 2024 10:17AM |
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