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| HER Number: | MDV3613 |
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| Name: | Wheal Collier Adit, Huckworthy Bridge |
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Summary
In 1846 an adit was sunk in the immediate vicinity of Huckworthy Bridge to intersect the lodes of the Huckworthy Bridge Mine.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 531 705 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sampford Spiney |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SW/21
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ADIT (XIX - 1846 AD to 1846 AD)
Full description
Hamilton Jenkin, Dr. A. K., 2005, Mines of Devon, pg 44 (Monograph). SDV282410.
In the immediate vicinity of Huckworthy Bridge, prospecting trials were carried out on a number of other lodes. Among these was Wheal Collier, where in 1846 a deep cross-cut adit was being driven north from the Walkham River to intersect the lodes of the Huckworthy Bridge Mine.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
Location of adit is not marked on the maps - location is approximate.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV282410 | Monograph: Hamilton Jenkin, Dr. A. K.. 2005. Mines of Devon. Mines of Devon. Paperback Volume. pg 44. |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3604 | Related to: Huckworthy Bridge (Monument) |
| MDV3622 | Related to: Huckworthy Bridge Copper Mine (Monument) |
| MDV5550 | Related to: Wheal George Copper Mine, Huckworthy Bridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 20 2012 11:46AM |
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