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| HER Number: | MDV71317 |
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| Name: | Wheal Maria, Settling Ponds |
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Summary
Series of four reservoirs or settling ponds at Wheal Maria mine which was part of Devon Great Consols
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 416 738 |
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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: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- POND (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 65+Figs 13,38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
Series of four reservoirs or settling ponds of various sizes at Wheal Maria mine shown on 19C maps which may have provided water for the lower copper dressing floor or were settling tanks. They were probably reused for the later foundry (see PRN 56079). The ponds centred on SX41637385, SX41687384, SX41677382 with a linear reservoir or settling pond from SX41687386 to SX41667381 were found during the survey to be extant with a depth of 0.75m to 1m with a sluice at the southern end of the linear pond & a leat 1.8m wide x 1m deep running south. Other details: Sites 54, 54/1, 54/2 & 54/3.
Statement Heritage, 2018, Proposed extension to Foundry House, Wheal Maria, Tavistock, PL19 8P: Heritage Impact Assessment, 7 (Report - Assessment). SDV364344.
The tree growth described previously appears to have continued unchecked and these features are now thoroughly choked.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV241758 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 65+Figs 13,38. |
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| SDV364344 | Report - Assessment: Statement Heritage. 2018. Proposed extension to Foundry House, Wheal Maria, Tavistock, PL19 8P: Heritage Impact Assessment. Statement Heritage. MARI0818. Digital. 7. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3862 | Part of: Devon Great Consolidated Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV42207 | Part of: Devon Great Consols, Wheal Maria (Monument) |
| MDV56079 | Related to: Foundry, Wheal Maria, Gulworthy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1280 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
- EDV9108 - Heritage Impact Assessment, Foundry House, Gulworthy (Ref: MARI0818)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 28 2024 11:33AM |
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