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HER Number:MDV77733
Name:Quarries at Gawton Mine

Summary

Quarries to the north and north-east of the arsenic chimney, shown on late 19th and early 20th century Ordnance Survey maps.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 456 689
Map Sheet:SX46NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishGulworthy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTAVISTOCK

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • QUARRY (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Quarry shown.


Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

'Quarries' shown. Map object based on this Source.


Buck, C., 2006, Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment, 37-38 (Report - Assessment). SDV344672.

There are a number of small quarries distributed across the mine, usually the result of needing stone for the erection of buildings. The largest of these quarries is 5 metres high at the back wall, with a sloping floor from track level, 15 metres long, and the floor is approximately 10 metres in depth. There are large mounds of earth and stone to the south, which have had deep gouges scoured in the sides and tops by 4 x 4vehicles. Other details: Figure 36, site 26.


Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

Map object based on this Source.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV344030Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital).
SDV344672Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2006. Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall County Council Report. 2006R023. A4 Stapled + Digital. 37-38.

Associated Monuments

MDV5490Part of: Gawton Mine, West Devon (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4746 - Archaeological Assessment of Gawton Mine, Devon
  • EDV4747 - Field Survey of Gawton Mine

Date Last Edited:Jul 8 2010 4:15PM