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    Eylesbarrow mine was a tin mine on Dartmoor, Devon, England that was active during the first half of the 19th century. In its early years it was one of...
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    Adit (redirect from Mine gallery)
    or stulm is a horizontal or nearly horizontal passage to an underground mine. Miners can use adits for access, drainage, ventilation, and extracting minerals...
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    archaeological sites ranging from prehistoric Drizzlecombe to 19th century Eylesbarrow Mine. It contains some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15 1⁄2...
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    Dartmoor tin mining (category Tin mines in England)
    common prefix Wheal is a Celtic word meaning "mine" or "works"). Some larger mines, however, such as Eylesbarrow and the Vitifer – Birch Tor complex were productive...
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    this time the ore from the mine was sent to Cornwall for smelting, but by the 1820s it was being smelted at Eylesbarrow mine, also on Dartmoor. the accommodation...
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    Nearby archaeological sites: Yellowmead stone circle Drizzlecombe Eylesbarrow mine Cadover Cross Harris, Helen (2004). A Handbook of Devon Parishes. Tiverton:...
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  • archaeological sites ranging from prehistoric Drizzlecombe to the 19th-century Eylesbarrow Mine. It contains some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15.5...
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    this time the mine was one of the largest on Dartmoor, along with Eylesbarrow and Gobbet. At the beginning of the 1870s, for example, the mine produced 8–9...
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    one at Grimspound. To the north-east lie the extensive remains of Eylesbarrow tin mine and north-west is the concentric Yellowmead stone circle. The area...
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    of not requiring a forced draught of air. The smelting house at Eylesbarrow tin mine which was in operation during the first half of the 19th century...
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    significant mines were Eylesbarrow, Knock Mine, Vitifer Mine and Hexworthy Mine. The last active mine in the Dartmoor area was Great Rock Mine, which shut...
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  • known at Holne Moor and the surrounding area. Other workings included Eylesbarrow and Whiteworks. Granite was formerly quarried beneath Haytor and an unusual...
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