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| HER Number: | MDV77669 |
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| Name: | Spoil Heaps at Fuller's Shaft, Gawton Mine |
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Summary
Two spoil heaps to the west of Fuller's Shaft, shown on 19th century estate and Ordnance Survey maps.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 455 690 |
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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
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SPOIL HEAP (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Spoil heaps shown, with track cutting through centre from north to south.
Buck, C., 2006, Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment, 32 (Report - Assessment). SDV344672.
Two spoil heaps to the west of the adit portal, extending for approximately westwards (downslope), retained by a near verical dry stone wall approximately 3 metres high in places , where an old mine track cuts across the spoil heap. The northern spoil heap appeared to contain the primary waste rock, which was trammed to an adjacent 'spalling' site, and thence to the spoil dumps. Other details: Figures 6, 35, site 18.3.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #104597 ] |
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| SDV344672 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2006. Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall County Council Report. 2006R023. A4 Stapled + Digital. 32. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5490 | Part of: Gawton Mine, West Devon (Monument) |
| MDV69513 | Related to: Gawton Mine, Fuller's Shaft (Monument) |
| MDV77673 | Related to: Middle Adit, Gawton Mine (Monument) |
| MDV77671 | Related to: Shaft near Fuller's Shaft, Gawton Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4746 - Archaeological Assessment of Gawton Mine, Devon
- EDV4747 - Field Survey of Gawton Mine
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 2 2010 2:19PM |
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