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| HER Number: | MDV77646 |
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| Name: | Lode Back Pits near Sims Shaft, Maddacleave Wood |
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Summary
Lode back pits 1 metre deep, scattered to north and south of the probable site of Sims Shaft in Maddacleave Wood.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 457 692 |
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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
- PIT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Buck, C., 2006, Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment, 28 (Report - Assessment). SDV344672.
The site within which Sims Shaft is located is wooded, but also characterised by pits and spoil heaps. The lode back pits are 1 metre deep, and are scattered both north and south of the probable shaft site. Other details: Figure 35, site 12.1.
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), 45 (Report - Survey). SDV366131.
Lode back pits up to 1 metre deep high were recorded, scattered to both the north and south of the probable shaft site (Site No. 12) at SX 45776 69221. Other details: Site No. 12.1.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV344672 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2006. Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall County Council Report. 2006R023. A4 Stapled + Digital. 28. |
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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. 45. |
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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) |
| MDV77641 | Related to: Sims Shaft, Maddacleave Wood (Monument) |
| MDV77643 | Related to: Spoil Heaps near Sims Shaft, Maddacleave Wood (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 11:09AM |
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