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HER Number:MDV79891
Name:Shaft east of Lady Bertha Mine, Buckland Monachorum

Summary

Shaft to east of the main mining complex shown on late 19th and early 20th century mapping.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 473 688
Map Sheet:SX46NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBuckland Monachorum
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBUCKLAND MONACHORUM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MINE SHAFT (XIX - 1855 AD to 1899 AD (Between))

Full description

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

New Shaft marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map, to the east of the main complex at Lady Bertha Mine.


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

Old shaft marked on 1904-1906 25 inch Ordnance Survey map with a spoil heap to the north.


Newman, P., 2011, Mining in the Tavy Valley, West Devon. An Assessment of Archaeological Potential, 15, 55 (Report - Assessment). SDV347105.

There are four recorded shafts at Lady Bertha Mine on the Abandoned Mine Plan including Moyle's and Eastern. The main shafts were filled following the abandonment of the mine in 1899.

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). [Mapped feature: #106692 ]
SDV347105Report - Assessment: Newman, P.. 2011. Mining in the Tavy Valley, West Devon. An Assessment of Archaeological Potential. SW Landscape Investigations Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 15, 55.

Associated Monuments

MDV5462Part of: Lady Bertha Mine, Buckland Monachorum (Monument)
MDV5462Related to: Lady Bertha Mine, Buckland Monachorum (Monument)
MDV114407Related to: Earthworks of Possible Shafts, Lady Bertha Mine (Monument)
MDV5462Part of: Lady Bertha Mine, Buckland Monachorum (Monument)
MDV5462Related to: Lady Bertha Mine, Buckland Monachorum (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 16 2016 11:29AM