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| HER Number: | MDV77629 |
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| Name: | Possible Horse Whim in Morwelldown Plantation |
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Summary
Possible horse whim, to north of infilled shaft in Morwelldown Plantation, survives as a raised area of ground.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 458 692 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46NE |
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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
- HORSE WHIM (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Buck, C., 2006, Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment, 28 (Report - Assessment). SDV344672.
The site of the horse whim appears to be on the north side of the shaft site. It is a partly raised area of ground (overgrown with heather) approximately 0.9 metres above ground level, and its edge is sited close to the shaft. Other details: Figure 35, site 11.1.
Clive Meaton, 2023, Gawton Mine, Devon- Costed and Prioritised Proposals for Capital Works for the Conservation and Management of Gawton Mine Scheduled Monument (Redacted Costs Version), 44 (Report - Survey). SDV366131.
A possible Horse Whim at SX 45884 69269 was recorded, forming an area of partly raised ground approximately 0.9 metres high, adjacent to the Air Shaft (Site No. 11). Other details: Site No. 11.1.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV344672 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2006. Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall County Council Report. 2006R023. A4 Stapled + Digital. 28. |
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| SDV366131 | Report - Survey: Clive Meaton. 2023. Gawton Mine, Devon- Costed and Prioritised Proposals for Capital Works for the Conservation and Management of Gawton Mine Scheduled Monument (Redacted Costs Version). Cotswold Archaeology. CR1194_1. Digital. 44. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV22881 | Part of: Bedford Consols or Wheal Gawton Mine (Monument) |
| MDV129481 | Part of: Shafts and pits under Maddacleave Wood and Morwelldown Plantation, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV77627 | Related to: Air Shaft in Morwelldown Plantation (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4746 - Archaeological Assessment of Gawton Mine, Devon
- EDV4747 - Field Survey of Gawton Mine
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 17 2024 10:57AM |
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