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Gawton arsenic mine and flue is a nineteenth-century arsenic extraction site located in Devon. The monument comprises the mine workings and an associated flue system, which would have been used to process arsenic ore extracted from the ground. Arsenic mining in Devon formed part of the broader industrial expansion of metal extraction in the county during the Victorian period. The site represents an important aspect of Devon's industrial heritage and the chemical processing industries that developed to exploit the region's mineral resources.
Gawton arsenic mine and flue is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002667. View the official record →
Gawton arsenic mine and flue is a nineteenth-century arsenic extraction site located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002667.
Gawton arsenic mine and flue is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1002667.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Okeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin mine (0.8 km), Bohetherick lime kiln with adjacent quay and ancillary buildings, 140m south east of Cotehele Bridge (3.2 km), Buckland Abbey (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Gawton arsenic mine and flue's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Gawton arsenic mine and flue stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.