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Wheal Rose Stamps, Cot Valley, St. Just, Cornwall: Archaeological recording of the dressing floors prior to works |
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Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service unpublished report series
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cornwall2-128652_1.pdf (4 MB)
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
As part of the Unlocking Our Coastal Heritage project delivered through the Rural Development Agency, the South West Coast Path and the National Trust, a number of archaeological sites were selected for conservation, enhanced management and interpretation. One such site consists of the remains of a 19th century water powered tin stamps and associated dressing floor adjacent to the Cot Stream in St. Just, part of the St. Just Area of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscapes World Heritage Site. Decay of the masonry and substantial vegetation growth across the site and on the buildings has led to the partial collapse of the building. Long-standing fly tipping also mars the site, whilst scrub growth makes site access difficult and obscures it from nearby roads and paths. A scheme of works is proposed to clear obscuring vegetation from the site, consolidate the remaining masonry and enable public access. Historic Environment Projects undertook a pre-works record of the site, working to a brief supplied by the National Trust Regional Archaeologist. The survey was based on a combination of direct measurement, photography, total station and high precision GPS survey. The surveys revealed not only a number of new sites within the valley in the immediate environs of the Wheal Rose stamps and dressing floors, but also evidence of a rather more complex history for the water stamps building than had hitherto been suspected, strong indications of more than one phase of rebuild being evident. |
Author: |
A Sharpe
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Publisher: |
Cornwall Archaeological Unit
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2012
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Locations: |
Site: |
Wheal Rose Stamps, Cot Valley |
Parish: |
ST JUST |
District: |
Cornwall |
County: |
Cornwall |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Wheal Rose |
Grid Reference: 136232, 30613 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
cornwall2-128652 |
OBIB: |
2012R013 |
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Note: |
A4 full colour, double sided, 47pp, Word and PDF formats
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Created Date: |
28 Nov 2016 |