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| HER Number: | MDV62658 |
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| Name: | WATER WHEEL in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Site of 'dartmoor united tin mines' mill which had two 24' waterwheels between 1836-1840 - see hamilton jenkin (bodman).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 649 728 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/457
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATER WHEEL (Unknown date)
Full description
Hamilton Jenkin, Dr. A. K., 1974, Mines of Devon. Volume 1: The Southern Area (Monograph). SDV336694.
Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 10, 99 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.
Site of 'Dartmoor United Tin Mines' mill which had two 24 feet waterwheels between 1836-1840 - see Hamilton Jenkin.
Bruce, B., 1999, Field excursion to Gobbett Tin Mine and Deep Swincombe 10/10/1998, 4-5 (Article in Serial). SDV235654.
'Devon United Tin Mines' was the name of Gobbett Tin Mine from the early 1840s.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV235654 | Article in Serial: Bruce, B.. 1999. Field excursion to Gobbett Tin Mine and Deep Swincombe 10/10/1998. Dartmoor Tinworking Research Group Newsletter. 16. Unknown. 4-5. |
| SDV305931 | Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 10, 99. |
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| SDV336694 | Monograph: Hamilton Jenkin, Dr. A. K.. 1974. Mines of Devon. Volume 1: The Southern Area. Mines of Devon. Volume 1: The Southern Area. One. Hardback Volume. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 28 2020 9:37AM |
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