Leather Tor Farm Miner's Vooga
N 50° 30.609 W 004° 01.329
30U E 427524 N 5595852
A Vooga in Burrator Woods South West Dartmoor.
Waymark Code: WM31XB
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/27/2008
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At first I thought this was a well due to the fact there seems to be water in the back, now it seems this could be a miner’s vooga.
Hemery’s explanation of a vooga,
VOOGA A cache constructed as a cavern by medieval tinners for conceal¬ment of ingots and tools, the entrance tunnels sometimes being walled and even roofed. The Cornish tinner called this type of cache a 'fogou', the Dartmoor version being 'vooga'.
Crossing says: Vooga, The name given on the western side of the moor to small earth caves, and miners' caches
It is a hole in a bank which is just big enough to crawl into. It goes back about 12 ft. The walls are built with granite and in a curved shape at the back.
Ordnance Survey map reference (10 figure) if within DNP – If outside the Park, add N/A: Not listed
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