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| HER Number: | MDV21089 |
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| Name: | OPEN CAST MINE in the Parish of Dean Prior, West Buckfastleigh |
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Summary
Gibby beam. Opencast tin working north of huntingdon warren house. The dean prior/buckfastleigh parish boundary follows the beam from sw to ne.(greeves).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 668 677 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dean Prior |
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| Civil Parish | West Buckfastleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DEAN PRIOR |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks of Huntingdon Medieval Warren including pillow mounds, vermin traps and warren house, Bronze Age hut circles, enclosures, and the Huntingdon Barrow as well as old tin workings including Huntingdon Tin Mine, Gibby Beam and Wellabrook Girt
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/140
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OPEN CAST MINE (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV145097.
Greeves, t. In crossley, d. W. /medieval industry. Cba research report/40(1981) 89/offprint in smr. Gibby's beam. Opencast tin working north of huntingdon warren house. The dean prior/buckfastleigh parish boundary follows the beam from sw to ne.(greeves).
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV145098.
Aph=nmr sx6668/2.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Openwork with scattered trial pits and spoilheaps runs from SX 6666 6762 to SX 6723 6780 with a sharp bend at SX 6680 6781. Another openwork, extending from the above mentioned working, runs from SX 6797 6784 to SX 6662 6788 with a short break at SX 6675 6788.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Workings visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Disused workings at Gibby Beam recorded on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145097 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV145098 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: 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. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #82988 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV129722 | Related to: Tinners' reservoir on north side of Gibby Beam (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2023 12:18PM |
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