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| HER Number: | MDV77618 |
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| Name: | Engine Shaft in Morwelldown Plantation |
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Summary
Engine shaft with balance bob pit, shown on 1867 Bedford Estates map.
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
- SHAFT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Buck, C., 2006, Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment, 27 (Report - Assessment). SDV344672.
Shaft with balance bob pit shown on 1867 Bedford Estate map, which survives as an elongated pit 4 metres wide and 6 metres long, with its base 1 metre below ground level. The shaft is choked although it is not immediately visible as a depression. Other details: Figures 5- 6 and 35, site 10.
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), 43 (Report - Survey). SDV366131.
The Engine Shaft associated with the Engine and Boiler House (Site No. 9), was most likely used to pump out the workings below. In 2006 the remains formed an elongated pit encompassing the balance bob pit and shaft, measuring approximately 4 metres wide by 6 metres long, with the shaft choked to approximately 1 metre below the ground surface. A tree was recorded growing from the centre. The capstan or horse whim was recorded to the south (Site No. 10.1) at SX 45963 69294. It was recommended that trees growing from the base of the balance bob pit were removed. The Engine Shaft was located beyond the Site boundary and was not surveyed. Other details: Site No. 10.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV344672 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2006. Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall County Council Report. 2006R023. A4 Stapled + Digital. 27. [Mapped feature: #104555 ] |
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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. 43. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV22881 | Part of: Bedford Consols or Wheal Gawton Mine (Monument) |
| MDV129481 | Part of: Shafts and pits under Maddacleave Wood and Morwelldown Plantation, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV77626 | Related to: Capstan 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 10:46AM |
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