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| HER Number: | MDV78701 |
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| Name: | Mine Track, Morwellham to New Quay |
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Summary
Track from Morwellham to New Quay, along the riverside on the west side of George and Charlotte Mine.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 450 698 |
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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
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRACKWAY (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Buck, C., 2010, George & Charlotte Mine, Morwell, Devon: Archaeological Assessment, 33-4 (Report - Assessment). SDV345606.
A mine track is shown on the 1867 estate maps and early Ordnance Survey maps, running between Morwellham and New Quay. This is still extant and part of it is a public footpath. The section of track running through George and Charlotte Mine has been used for the outside route of the Morwellham underground experience railway line since the early 1980s, and a new footpath route has been created higher up the hillside. Other details: Figures 7-10, 18: site 13, 13.1.
Waterhouse, R., 2017, The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology, 473 (Monograph). SDV361789.
A cart track appears to have been extended (from the plateway from the end of the Tavistock Canal incline) downriver as far as New Quay before 1867, probably to bring processed ore from George and Charlotte Mine. It went out of use by 1869 but has been reused since 1978 by the Wheal George and Charlotte tramway, associated with Morwellham Quay Museum.
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: #105537 ] |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV345606 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2010. George & Charlotte Mine, Morwell, Devon: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall County Council Report. 2010R122. A4 Stapled + Digital. 33-4. |
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| SDV361789 | Monograph: Waterhouse, R.. 2017. The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology. The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology. Paperback Volume. 473. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5467 | Related to: George and Charlotte Mine (Monument) |
| MDV7160 | Related to: Morwellham Quay (Building) |
| MDV19380 | Related to: New Quay (Monument) |
| MDV124815 | Related to: The Copper Ore Road, Morwellham (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4945 - Archaeological Assessment of George & Charlotte Mine, Morwell, Devon
- EDV4946 - Field Survey of George & Charlotte Mine, Morwell, Devon
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 24 2019 12:49PM |
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