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| HER Number: | MDV56112 |
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| Name: | Devon Great Consols, Leat |
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Summary
Site of a leat shown on 19C maps running from a reservoir pond to a wheelpit at Devon Great Consols mine
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 430 735 |
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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/504/31
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1907, 105 SW (Cartographic). SDV276342.
Also appears on OS 6" (1907) map. Runs from area of Agnes Shaft (see PRN 3872) to near Engine Shaft at Wheal Josiah (see PRN 51099).
Ordnance Survey, 1954, SX47SW (Cartographic). SDV336689.
'Old Leat (Dry Channel)' recorded on OS 6" (1954) map.
Pye, A. R. + Dixon, T., 1989, The Arsenic Works at Devon Great Consols Mine, Tavistock, 108 (Article in Serial). SDV219136.
Most of the leat courses at Devon Great Consols remain extant.
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 122, Figs 15,21,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
Site of a leat shown on 19C maps running from the reservoir pond at SX42807359 (see PRN 71424) to the wheelpit at SX43427361. The survey in 2002 found the overgrown leat at SX42817359 going under the railway line to Field Shaft. At SX43357346 the leat was 1.8m wide with a 0.6m high x 0.7m wide bank on the downslope side. A connecting leat was found running from SX43207347 to SX42907344 (see PRN 56108). Other details: Sites 162,162/1.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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. 108. |
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| SDV241758 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 122, Figs 15,21,38. |
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| SDV276342 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1907. 105 SW. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV336689 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1954. SX47SW. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3862 | Part of: Devon Great Consolidated Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV56108 | Related to: Devon Great Consols, Rubbytown Leat (Monument) |
| MDV71429 | Related to: Wheal Anna Maria, Adit (Monument) |
| MDV51099 | Related to: Wheal Anna Maria, Engine Shaft (Monument) |
| MDV71424 | Related to: Wheal Anna Maria, Pond (Monument) |
| MDV3872 | Related to: Wheal Emma, Agnes's (new) Shaft (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1664 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2005 2:57PM |
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