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| HER Number: | MDV119785 |
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| Name: | Settling Pits and associated Features at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Three circular clay settling pits and associated features at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 534 635 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SETTLING PIT (Constructed, XIX - 1850 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Shown on 19th century map as a row of three circular features with sluices shown as 'Sl' on their western sides.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Three circular features shown on early 20th century map with sluices shown as 'Sl' on the west side of each.
Smith , J. R. + Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1996, Shaugh Bridge China-Clay Works: An Archaeological Evaluation, Sites 35-44, 11 + survey (Report - Evaluation). SDV360309.
Sites 35,36 and 37: A set of three settling pits on a granite masonry fronted plinth up to 1.5 metres high. The three granite pits are 16 metres in diameter by 2.5 metres deep. Pit (Site 35) has the remains of a button-hole launder beside the sluice and has been modified by the addition of a 0.6 metre high concrete block wall around the top edge. Pit (Site 37) has the timber uprights for the sluice control still in situ.
Sites 38,39 and 40: Three sluices allowed each settling pit to be emptied or 'landed' to the tanks below.
Site 41: Around the tops of the settling pits are a series of shallow channels circa 0.1 metres deep which were probably intended to collect and divert rainwater away from the pits.
Site 42: A wooden launder to the east of the pits appears to have been the means for the distribution of the clay into the pits.
Site 43: A connecting channel 0.7 metres deep to channels to the north-west.
Site 44: To the west of the two southern settling pits are two brick-lined sumps 1.2 metres deep which give access to a pipe run at their base. This may be the only currently visible evidence for clear water disposal from the settling pits.
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
Three circular features shown on modern mapping.
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). |
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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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| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped features: #79075 ; #79076 ; #79077 ] |
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| SDV360309 | Report - Evaluation: Smith , J. R. + Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1996. Shaugh Bridge China-Clay Works: An Archaeological Evaluation. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. A4 Spiral Bound. Sites 35-44, 11 + survey. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV2218 | Part of: Shaugh Prior China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV119758 | Related to: Access Track at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV119788 | Related to: Building and extension wall at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Building) |
| MDV119751 | Related to: Building at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Building) |
| MDV119752 | Related to: Cart Bays and Linhays at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Building) |
| MDV119756 | Related to: Chimney at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV119759 | Related to: Earthwork south of Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV119755 | Related to: Furnaces at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Building) |
| MDV119782 | Related to: Mica Pit at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV119779 | Related to: Settling Tank and Slurry Channels at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV119753 | Related to: Shelter at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Building) |
| MDV119754 | Related to: Store or Lavatory at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Building) |
| MDV119757 | Related to: Thickening Tanks at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV119760 | Related to: Two Settling Tanks at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV119778 | Related to: Wall enclosing four Pillars at Shaugh Bridge China Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7338 - Shaugh Bridge China-Clay Works: An Archaeological Evaluation
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 20 2018 12:03PM |
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