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| HER Number: | MDV77617 |
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| Name: | Engine and Boiler House in Morwelldown Plantation |
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Summary
Remains of engine and boiler house to the east of North Shaft in Morwelldown Plantation consist of an elongated pit with remnants of masonry walling.
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
- ENGINE HOUSE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Building shown to east of 'Old Shaft'.
Buck, C., 2006, Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment, 27 (Report - Assessment). SDV344672.
The building, shown on the 1867 Bedford Estates map, was probably constructed in the 1850s to pump water up the shaft to the reservoir using flat rods and a balance bob mechanism. The steam engine was presumably a small rotary engine which not only pumped the Engine Shaft but may have had a small copper crusher attached. The site is marked by an elongated pit, 8 metres long, 5 metres wide and 1 metre deep. There are masonry wall remnants along the west side of the pit which are 0.7 metres high for a length of 2 metres. There are likely to be more walled remains buried in the sides of the pit. Other details: Figure 35, site 9.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #104554 ] |
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| SDV344672 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2006. Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall County Council Report. 2006R023. A4 Stapled + Digital. 27. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV129481 | Parent of: Shafts and pits under Maddacleave Wood and Morwelldown Plantation, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV22881 | Part of: Bedford Consols or Wheal Gawton Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4746 - Archaeological Assessment of Gawton Mine, Devon
- EDV4747 - Field Survey of Gawton Mine
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 10 2020 4:01PM |
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