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| HER Number: | MDV7715 |
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| Name: | BUILDING in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Wheal prosper.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 572 793 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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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
- SHINE: Earthwork and walling remains of streamworking and tinners buildings associated with the post-medieval Wheal Prosper Tin Mine on Langstone Moor
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/49/3
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINE BUILDING (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV269202.
Wheal prosper.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV269205.
Des=le messurier, b. /worksheet/(14/5/1976). Vis=14/5/1976 (le messurier) semi-subterranean building. Orientation e-w. Possible fireplace at east end. Walls of stone and banking. Floor of tumbled stone.4.4m by 2.6m; walls 1m thick 1.1m high (le messurier).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV269206.
Osa=sx57ne48.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
No photographs.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV269202 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV269205 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV269206 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
- EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8813 - Archaeological and historical investigation of Peat Cutting on North-Western Dartmoor
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2023 10:11AM |
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