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| HER Number: | MDV3876 |
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| Name: | Wheal Maria, Gard's Shaft |
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Summary
Gard's Shaft was the first shaft at Wheal Maria mine which was part of Devon Great Consols
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 417 739 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Gulworthy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47SW/504/1/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHAFT (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1884, 105SW (Cartographic). SDV218129.
Ordnance Survey, 1907, 105 SW (Cartographic). SDV276342.
G1 Gard's, part of Devon Great Consols. Gard's shaft marked on OS 6" (1907) map.
Ramsden, J. V., 1952, Notes on the Mines of Devonshire, 95 (Article in Serial). SDV60737.
Other details: Fig 1.
Pye, A. R. + Dixon, T., 1989, The Arsenic Works at Devon Great Consols Mine, Tavistock, 81 (Article in Serial). SDV219136.
The shaft where copper ore was first discovered, in 1844, was named Gard's Shaft and became part of Wheal Maria, one of the principal elements of Great Consols.
Richardson, P. H. G., 1992, The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913 (Article in Serial). SDV323598.
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
Gard's Shaft marks where ore was first discovered at the Main Lode of Wheal Maria in 1844 & is shown on the 19C maps. The survey found the shaft sited in an elongated depression c5m x 5m x 0.7m deep with spoil heaps & a granite marker post.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV218129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1884. 105SW. 6". |
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| SDV219136 | Article in Serial: Pye, A. R. + Dixon, T.. 1989. The Arsenic Works at Devon Great Consols Mine, Tavistock. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 47. Paperback Volume. 81. |
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| SDV241758 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. |
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| SDV276342 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1907. 105 SW. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV323598 | Article in Serial: Richardson, P. H. G.. 1992. The Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913. British Mining. 44. A5 Paperback. |
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| SDV60737 | Article in Serial: Ramsden, J. V.. 1952. Notes on the Mines of Devonshire. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 84. A5 Hardback. 95. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3862 | Part of: Devon Great Consolidated Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV42207 | Part of: Devon Great Consols, Wheal Maria (Monument) |
| MDV71305 | Related to: Wheal Maria, Engine House (Monument) |
| MDV56080 | Related to: Wheal Maria, Morris' Shaft (Monument) |
| MDV71291 | Related to: Wheal Maria, Wheelpit (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1239 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 11:15AM |
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