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HER Number: | MDV102718 |
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Name: | Probable tinners' building, Bledge Brook |
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Summary
Remains of a likely tinners’ building on the right bank of the Bledge Brook, measuring approximately 4.0 by 1.5 metres internally.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 626 650 |
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Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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District | South Hams |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TINNERS HUT (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1850 AD? (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T. A. P., 2006, Tinners' building on Bledge Brook, Cornwood, Visited 7/05/2006 (Worksheet). SDV350060.
Remains of a likely tinners’ building on the right bank of the Bledge Brook, rectangular in shape, measuring approximately 4.0 by 1.5 metres internally. Located around 15 metres upstream of a worked stone trough. Long axis of the building is north-west by south-east. Probable entrance exists in the northern corner.
Newman, P., 2018, Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet) (Cartographic). SDV361913.
Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, Appendix 1 (Report - Survey). SDV362921.
Site of a possible ruined tinner's building at the head of Bledge Brook streamwork comprising of several large boulders arranged in an 'L' shape projecting from the bank and heavily turf covered.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV350060 | Worksheet: Greeves, T. A. P.. 2006. Tinners' building on Bledge Brook, Cornwood. Worksheet. A4 Single Sheet. Visited 7/05/2006. |
SDV361913 | Cartographic: Newman, P.. 2018. Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet). GIS ShapeFile. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV102719 | Related to: Granite trough in Bledge Brook, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV102720 | Related to: Tinners' building, Bledge Brook (Building) |
MDV27917 | Related to: Tinner's streamwork along Bledge Brook (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
Date Last Edited: | Sep 20 2019 2:22PM |
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