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| HER Number: | MDV7986 |
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| Name: | Shaft at Boro' Wood Castle, Ashburton |
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Summary
19th century mine shaft associated with nearby Druid Mine.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 747 715 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ashburton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SW/14/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE SHAFT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Shaft not shown on 19th century map but a track is shown running north east from the road to the south of 'Druid Copper Mine' to the site of the shaft.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Old Shaft' shown on early 20th century map.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1960, SX77SW30 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV301056.
Site visit June 1976. Deep shaft at Boro' wood Castle. Not recent as there is a large tree is growing inside it. The area is completely wooded.
Berry, N. + Simmonds, T., 1996, An Archaeological Survey of Boro Wood (SX7571), Erme Wood (SX6357), Wistmans Wood (SX6177) and Newpark Waste (SX5961), BW29 (Report - Survey). SDV360518.
SX 74777161 Mine Shaft. Mine shaft, aperture roughly 2.5 - 3m by 1.5m and surrounded on all sides by banked spoil upcast. Maximum total dimensions 7m by 4.5m, the bank having a maximum height of 1.5 - 2m. Properly fenced off and under no immediate threat.
Newman, P., 2002, Boro Wood, Ashburton, Devon (Report - Survey). SDV351138.
Open mine shaft with a spoil collar in north-west corner of enclosure. Associated with the 19th century Arundell or Druid Mine. To the north of the shaft is a circular earthwork platform which could have accommodated a horse whim for raising and lowering materials in the shaft.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
'Shaft (dis)' shown on modern mapping.
Environment Agency WMS, 2021, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV364513.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV301056 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1960. SX77SW30. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV351138 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2002. Boro Wood, Ashburton, Devon. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. AI/7/2002. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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| SDV360518 | Report - Survey: Berry, N. + Simmonds, T.. 1996. An Archaeological Survey of Boro Wood (SX7571), Erme Wood (SX6357), Wistmans Wood (SX6177) and Newpark Waste (SX5961). Dartmoor National Park Authority Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. BW29. |
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| SDV364513 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2021. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #138517 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8015 | Related to: Druid Mine, Ashburton (Monument) |
| MDV7985 | Related to: Enclosure in Boro' Wood, Ashburton (Monument) |
| MDV130508 | Related to: Whim platform in enclosure, Boro Wood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6139 - Archaeological Survey of Boro Wood, Ashburton (Ref: AI/7/2002)
- EDV7444 - Survey of Newpark Waste and Boro, Erme and Wistmans Woods
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 12 2022 4:05PM |
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