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| HER Number: | MDV62660 |
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| Name: | Wheel pit at Birch Tor and Vitifer Mine, North Bovey |
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Summary
Wheel pit at Birch Tor and Vitifer Mine which had two 45 foot water wheels.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 683 807 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | North Bovey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MANATON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/374
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WHEEL PIT (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Site of wheel pit shown on 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Long wheel pit shown on early 20th century map on the north side of the large building at the western end of the 'Aqueduct'
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 22-4, Map 24, Figure 24.5 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Nothing remains of the two water wheels or the wheel pit at Site '3' at the 'Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines'.
Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 10. 85 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.
Site of 'Vitifier' mine which had two 45' waterwheels.
Whitbourne, A., 2001, Visit to Vitifer and Birch Tor Mines, 3-4 (Article in Serial). SDV305962.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 22-4, Map 24, Figure 24.5. |
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| SDV305931 | Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 10. 85. |
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| SDV305962 | Article in Serial: Whitbourne, A.. 2001. Visit to Vitifer and Birch Tor Mines. Dartmoor Tin Working Research Group Newsletter. 22. 3-4. |
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #136060 ] |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6638 | Part of: Birch Tor and Vitifer Tin Mine, North Bovey (Monument) |
| MDV64663 | Related to: Dressing floor at Birch Tor and Vitifer tin mine, North Bovey (Monument) |
| MDV6549 | Related to: Headland Warren, North Bovey (Monument) |
| MDV126481 | Related to: Tin streamworks in the Redwater Valley (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7139 - Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines Survey (Ref: A1/20/2001, A1/34/2002)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 15 2022 9:38AM |
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