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| HER Number: | MDV42417 |
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| Name: | Keaglesborough openworks, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Keaglesborough openworks (Openwork 1). Possibly supplied by leat (MDV28200).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 574 698 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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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
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of a narrow medieval or post medieval tin working open cut east of Leather Tor Bridge
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/505
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OPEN CUT (Constructed, XV to XIX - 1450 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Newman, P., 1987, The Moorland Meavy - a Tinner's Landscape, 225, 236, fig 2. Openwork 1 (Article in Serial). SDV231207.
Openwork 1. Keaglesborough openworks. Possibly supplied by leat SX57SE/320 (MDV28200).
Newman, P., 1993, A Mortarstone at Keaglesborough, 2 (Article in Serial). SDV232466.
Documented site of 16th century 'Knocking Mill' called 'Keigelles Borowe Mylles'. A mortarstone was built into an enclosure wall at Kingsett deserted farmstead SX56NE/345.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV231207 | Article in Serial: Newman, P.. 1987. The Moorland Meavy - a Tinner's Landscape. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 119. Paperback Volume. 225, 236, fig 2. Openwork 1. |
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| SDV232466 | Article in Serial: Newman, P.. 1993. A Mortarstone at Keaglesborough. Dartmoor Tinworking Research Group Newsletter. 4. Digital. 2. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV128352 | Related to: Land parcels east of Norsworthy Plantation (Monument) |
| MDV28200 | Related to: Leat supplying Keaglesborough Mine (Monument) |
| MDV42423 | Related to: Tin streamworking at Newleycombe Lake (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 27 2023 3:47PM |
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