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 the largest and most prosperous of the Dartmoor tin mines, along with Whiteworks and the Birch Tor and Vitifer mines.[1] Its name has several variant spellings, such as Eylesburrow, Ailsborough, Ellisborough, Hillsborough etc.[2] It was also known as Wheal Ruth for a short period around 1850.[3] The extensive remains lie to the north of the River Plym, less than 1 mile (1.6 km) north-east of Drizzlecombe, on the southern shoulder of the hill called Eylesbarrow on top of which are two prominent Bronze Age barrows.
Eylesbarrowmine 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...
or stulm is a horizontal or nearly horizontal passage to an underground mine. Miners can use adits for access, drainage, ventilation, and extracting minerals...
archaeological sites ranging from prehistoric Drizzlecombe to 19th century EylesbarrowMine. It contains some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15 1⁄2...
Nearby archaeological sites: Yellowmead stone circle Drizzlecombe Eylesbarrowmine Cadover Cross Harris, Helen (2004). A Handbook of Devon Parishes. Tiverton:...
this time the ore from the mine was sent to Cornwall for smelting, but by the 1820s it was being smelted at Eylesbarrowmine, also on Dartmoor. the accommodation...
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...
archaeological sites ranging from prehistoric Drizzlecombe to the 19th-century EylesbarrowMine. It contains some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15.5...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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