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| HER Number: | MDV77661 |
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| Name: | Possible Sump Shaft in Maddacleave Wood |
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Summary
Shaft to south of mine buildings in Maddacleave Wood may have been a sump shaft, pumping water to the surface into an adjacent building.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 456 691 |
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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, 31 (Report - Assessment). SDV344672.
This feature is not mentioned in documentary sources or shown on any archive maps. It is located at the south end of an open area cut from the hillside, south of the site of a possible sump house. The water may have been pumped up to the surface at this point and into this building. Alternatively it could be a shaft or stope entrance, as it is close to the point where the Main Lode was heaved to the south by the Cross course. The vertical opening, which is below a 4 metres high upslope bank, seems to have been infilled then partially subsided. It inclines vertically to the south and is then choked at a depth of approximately 4 metres below ground level. The narrow opening at the surface is 2.5 metres from east to west and 0.8 metres from north to south. Other details: Figure 35, site 17. Map object based on this Source.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
'Shaft' shown. Map object based on this Source.
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), 50 (Report - Survey). SDV366131.
A possible shaft was recorded during the 2006 survey, although this feature was not recorded on any historical maps. The vertical infilled opening was located beneath a 4 metres high bank. It inclined to the south and was choked at a depth of approximately 4 metres below the ground level. The narrow opening measured approximately 2.5 metresby 0.8 metres. It was recommended that the shaft should be fenced. The Sump Shaft was not surveyed, being located beyond the Site boundary. Other details: Site No. 17.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV344672 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2006. Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall County Council Report. 2006R023. A4 Stapled + Digital. 31. |
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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. 50. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV77657 | Parent of: Possible Former Sump House in Maddacleave Wood (Monument) |
| MDV77657 | Related to: Possible Former Sump House in Maddacleave Wood (Monument) |
| MDV22881 | Part of: Bedford Consols or Wheal Gawton Mine (Monument) |
| MDV77656 | Related to: Mine Buildings in Maddacleave Wood (Monument) |
| MDV77657 | Parent of: Possible Former Sump House in Maddacleave Wood (Monument) |
| MDV77657 | Related to: Possible Former Sump House in 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 12:33PM |
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