Furze Hill


Tin Mine
Worked from 1862 to 1875

Jan 1st, 2024 from NMRS by Buddle-Bot



Devon
Horrabridge
50.503564, -4.094009
SX 5160 6918
Private Land
116m
#10,815


Situated near the center of Horrabridge, features extensive works along the River Walkham. These include a sizable slime dump, two large (but barren) rock dumps, and several ruined buildings. Additionally, the woods further up the hill are reported to contain numerous shafts—up to 70 according to some accounts—many of which are capped with little more than deteriorated timber and rusty corrugated sheets.



Publications (3)

  • Claughton, Peter (1994); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 12-3 Sum - Silver-Lead - A Restricted Resource - Technological Choice in the Devon Mines; 6 pages (54-59)
  • Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol2, The; 335 pages
  • Nance, Richard W.M. and Nance, R. Damian (1996); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 13-2 Win - Survey of Engine Houses on the Mines of South Devon, A; 14 pages (109-122)





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