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| HER Number: | MDV77838 |
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| Name: | Culvert, Gawton Mine |
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Summary
Culvert running between a possible wheel pit and the calciners, probaly related to their power supply and operation.
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
- CULVERT (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.
Culvert which may have supplied water to a wheel pit, or may have housed rods running from the wheel pit to the calciners to the south of the track. The remains consist of a brick-lined and arched tunnel underneath the main trackway to the quay. Its northern entrance is partially blocked with shillet, and is the only entrance visible. The southern entrance is probably buried underneath rubble from the partial collapse of the calciner buildings, and the bottom is not visible. It runs under the track towards the gap between two of the calciners.
Buck, C., 2006, Gawton Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment, 51 (Report - Assessment). SDV344672.
The wheel pit and culvert tunnel are both sited to the south of the buildings to the east of the limekilns. They appear to be related to the power supply and operation of the four calciners. Other details: Figure 36, site 51.2.
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 Culvert Tunnel was located at between SX 45136 68856 to SX 45153 68860 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 (Site No. 51.1) and the Culvert Tunnel. However, the level of vegetation cover made interpretation of any standing remains or features impossible. Other details: Site No. 51.2.
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. [Mapped feature: #104765 ] |
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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) |
| MDV77837 | Related to: Possible Wheel Pit, 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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