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| HER Number: | MDV128625 |
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| Name: | Tin working pits on the west flank of Little Kneeset, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
A line of tin working pits on the west flank of Little Kneeset. A north-east to south-west line of tin pits on the moderate west flank of Little Kneeset. The pits are small with diameters in the range of 3.0 metres to 5.0 metres and are on average 0.5 metres deep.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 582 840 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SE50
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1064701
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(17/08/1995) SX 5823 8411 to SX 5819 8408. A north-east to south-west line of tin pits on the moderate west flank of Little Kneeset. The pits are small with diameters in the range of 3.0 metres to 5.0 metres and are on average 0.5 metres deep.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(19/08/2003) These features remain as described in 1995.
GetMapping PLC, 2015, 2015 Colour Aerial Photography (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV359717.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Newman, P., 2020, Okehampton Training Area - Updates (Correspondence). SDV363729.
Inspected on 10th January 2020. A line of tin working pits on the moderate west flank of Little Kneeset.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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| SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. |
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| SDV359717 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping PLC. 2015. 2015 Colour Aerial Photography (12.5cm resolution). 2015 Aerial Photograph. Digital. [Mapped feature: #126317 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 12 2021 1:23PM |
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