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| HER Number: | MDV79936 |
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| Name: | Dressing Floor adjacent to River Tavy, Gulworthy |
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Summary
Features shown on west bank of River Tavy may be the site of the dressing floors of Little Duke Mine.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 474 693 |
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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
- DRESSING FLOOR (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Features shown on the 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map adjacent to the west bank of the River Tavy.
Newman, P., 2011, Mining in the Tavy Valley, West Devon. An Assessment of Archaeological Potential, 30, 61 (Report - Assessment). SDV347105.
Little Duke Mine operated, although not continuously from circa 1815 until 1863. Shafts, spoil heaps and a building are shown on the 1882 Ordnance Survey 25 inch map and an area of possible dressing floors and a wheelpit are shown closer to the river and also on a map of 1867. Other details: Site No. 45.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #106737 ] |
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| SDV347105 | Report - Assessment: Newman, P.. 2011. Mining in the Tavy Valley, West Devon. An Assessment of Archaeological Potential. Southwest Landscape Investigations Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 30, 61. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV79935 | Related to: Capstan at Tavy Consols Mine (Monument) |
| MDV5464 | Related to: Little Duke Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 13 2024 10:43AM |
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