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HER Number:MDV134943
Name:Building at Foxhole Tin Mine, Lydford

Summary

Building at Foxhole Tin Mine of 15 metres long by 4 metres wide shown on historic maps

Location

Grid Reference:SX 545 853
Map Sheet:SX58NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishLydford
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BUILDING (Constructed, XIX - 1845 AD (Between) to 1872 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Building of 15 metres by 4 metres shown at 'Foxhole Mine (tin disused)' on 19th century map.

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

Building shown on early 20th century map.

Greeves, T. A. P., 1990, An Assessment of Dartmoor Tinworking, 28 (Report - Assessment). SDV343684.

Wheal Frederick. A short-lived mid-19th century mine. Has a well preserved mine office and dressing floor (including leat, embankment and wheelpit) containing round buddles which are likely to be the earliest on the moor.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 223, Map 43 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Remains of Foxhole Mine on the west bank of the Doetor Brook. The lack of any production records of this 19th century tin mine suggest it was not particularly successful.

Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.

(20/02/2004) The remains of Wheal Frederick tin mine lies on the west side of Doe Tor Brook amid remains of earlier tin streamworks. The mine was active between 1845 and 1872 and was associated with similar remains on the Rattlebrook to the east. The remains comprise a wheelpit and stamping mill, dressing floor with circular buddles and a building.

Historic England, 2024, National Heritage List for England, 1021214 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365835.

Foxhole Mine is represented by a stamping mill, a group of buildings and a dressing floor.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 223, Map 43.
SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #142642 ]
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV343684Report - Assessment: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1990. An Assessment of Dartmoor Tinworking. Digital. 28.
SDV350801Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown.
SDV365835National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2024. National Heritage List for England. Website. 1021214.

Associated Monuments

MDV21892Part of: Foxhole Mine or Wheal Frederick Tin Mine, Lydford (Monument)
MDV134941Related to: Counting House at Foxhole Tin Mine, Lydford (Building)
MDV134940Related to: Dressing floor at Foxhole Tin Mine, Lydford (Monument)
MDV28089Related to: Streamworks at the northern end of Doetor Brook to the south of Great Links Tor, Lydford (Monument)
MDV134942Related to: Wheel Pit at Foxhole Tin Mine, Lydford (Monument)
MDV3576Related to: Wheelpit and dressing floor 150m north-east of Deadlake Foot, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
  • EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
  • EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range

Date Last Edited:Jul 16 2024 3:45PM