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Summary

Two mounds in a small enclosure on east side of reservoir forming part of the 19th century Eylesbarrow Tin Mine

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1021055: Eylesbarrow Tin Mine and associated remains

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/27/57
• Old SAM Ref: 34467(P)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MOUND (XVIII to XIX - 1750 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Two small circular features shown on 19th century map .on the north-east side of the reservoir

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Rectilinear enclosure on the north-east side of a linear earthwork with one small circular feature towards the southern edge.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 157281 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Site visited on 9th May 2002. Two mounds 660 metres south-south-west of Eylesbarrow, forming part of Eylesbarrow Tin Mine. Within the reservoir are two relatively sharp sided mounds. The northern one at Grid Reference SX59646800 is 9 metres in diameter and stands 2.2 metres high and is covered in heather and moss. The southern one at Grid Reference SX59656799 is 4.9 metres in diameter and up to 1.6 metres high on the north and 0.8 metres high on the south. It is revetted around the edge with large set boulders. Their purpose is unknown, but may have been connected with a bank on the other side of the dam which extends south for about 8 metres.

Newman, P., 1999, Eylesbarrow (Ailsborough) Tin Mine, Figure 2 (Article in Serial). SDV231130.

Newman , P., 1999, Eylesbarrow (Ailsborough) Tin Mine, Figure 2 (Report - Survey). SDV352201.

Outline of the north, east and south sides of the enclosure shown on the east side of the reservoir on the plan of Eylesbarrow Tin Mine.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Two mounds claearly visible on aerial photograph within a rectilinear enclosure.

Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.

North and east side of the rectilinear feature shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor
• EDV6239 - Eylesbarrow (Ailsborough) Tin Mine

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