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| HER Number: | MDV77837 |
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| Name: | Possible Wheel Pit, Gawton Mine |
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Summary
Possible location of a wheel pit, related to the power supply and operation of calciners, constructed in the late 19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 451 688 |
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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
- WHEEL PIT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Dixon, T. + Matthews, A. + Pye A. R. + Slater, W. D., 1988, Gawton Mine and Arsenic Works. The Field Survey. 1988, 13-14 (Report - Survey). SDV222516.
Probable wheel pit may be sited on a terrace behind the row of buildings to the east of the limekilns, and seems to have been constructed between 1892 and 1906. It may have been powered by water coming through a culvert to the south.
Buck, C., 2006, Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment, 51 (Report - Assessment). SDV344672.
The wheelpit and culvert are sited at the rear of the former buildings east of the limekilns, and appear to be related to the power supply and operation of the four calciners. There is a reference to a water wheel to drive 'the revolving Calciner' in 1894. Other details: Figure 36, site 51.1.
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), 129 (Report - Survey). SDV366131.
The Calciner Wheelpit was located at SX 45136 68856 on an upslope terrace behind the buildings and probably related to the supply and operation of the four
nearby Brunton Calciners (Site No. 43). Some low walls were present within the area, and structural and earthwork features were also present, located against the terraced bank, on the south side and these most likely represented the Calciner Wheelpit and Culvert Tunnel (Site No. 51.2). However, the vegetation cover made interpretation of any standing remains or features impossible. Other details: Site No. 51.1.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV222516 | Report - Survey: Dixon, T. + Matthews, A. + Pye A. R. + Slater, W. D.. 1988. Gawton Mine and Arsenic Works. The Field Survey. 1988. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 89.02. A4 Stapled + Digital. 13-14. |
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| SDV344672 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2006. Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall County Council Report. 2006R023. A4 Stapled + Digital. 51. |
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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. 129. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5490 | Part of: Gawton Mine, Bere Ferrers (Monument) |
| MDV43325 | Related to: Brunton Calciners, Gawton Mine (Monument) |
| MDV77838 | Related to: Culvert, Gawton Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4746 - Archaeological Assessment of Gawton Mine, Devon
- EDV4747 - Field Survey of Gawton Mine
- EDV9132 - Gawton Mine, Devon- Costed and Prioritised Proposals for Capital Works for the Conservation and Management of Gawton Mine Scheduled Monument
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 27 2024 11:56AM |
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