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HER Number:MDV20865
Name:Blowing mill at Ramsley/Prospect Place, South Zeal

Summary

Blowing mill at ramsley/prospect. Tithe map field names blowing mills, blowing mill garden (greeves).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 264 093
Map Sheet:SX20NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Tawton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH TAWTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/102

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TIN MILL (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV236176.

Des=greeves, t. /list of known devon tin mills c 1450-c 1750/(1981)no 69 (in smr). Blowing mill at ramsley/prospect. Tithe map field names blowing mills, blowing mill garden (greeves).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV236177.

Des=ta 931;blowing mills,980;blowing mill garden.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV236178.

Lega-weekes, e. /tda/33(1901)455-6/neighbours of north wyke. Part i.

Reichel, O. J., 1902, The Devonshire Domesday (Article in Serial). SDV22298.

The blowing house stood nearly under ramsley mine, on the opposite side of the moor (lega-weeks).

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not visible on 1946 RAF photos.

Bodman, M., 2015, Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries, 79 (Monograph). SDV360401.

SX 6482 9322 Site of a tin blowing mill at Okehayes, which like the near Prospect Mill (MDV134802) was fed by a small, spring-fed stream, not the Zeal Leat.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV22298Article in Serial: Reichel, O. J.. 1902. The Devonshire Domesday. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 34. A5 Hardback.
SDV236176Migrated Record:
SDV236177Migrated Record:
SDV236178Migrated Record:
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV360401Monograph: Bodman, M.. 2015. Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries. Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries. Paperback Volume. 79.

Associated Monuments

MDV134802Related to: Mill at Prospect, South Zeal (Monument)
MDV15387Related to: South Zeal Mill (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 18 2024 2:21PM