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| HER Number: | MDV130718 |
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| Name: | Tin working north-west of Combeshead Tor |
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Summary
Earthwork remains of post medieval tinworks comprising pits, deep shafts and slight prospecting pits arranged in a dense cluster on a southwest facing hillslope. The principle line of pits is on the same general alignment as its neighbour. Two lines of tin pits cross the main alignment. There is a particularly dense concentration of tin working with the confines of an adjacent prehistoric settlement. The features were recorded during an archaeological field survey in 2008.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 583 690 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE391
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1467984
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD to 1901 AD (Between))
- PROSPECTING PIT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD to 1901 AD (Between))
- TIN WORKS (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Extensive linear strings of tin working pits depicted on the hills north-west of Combeshead Tor on the map overlay. No photograph references recorded as no SMR record added for these features.
Fletcher, M. J., 2007-2008, Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project (Report - Survey). SDV359195.
(14/02/2008) Tin pits, deep shafts and slight prospecting pits occur in a dense cluster on a south-west facing hillslope centred at SX58356911. The principle line of pits which occurs between SX58436918 and SX 58216884 is on the same general alignment as its neighbour (SX 56 NE 390, HOB UID 1467974). Two lines of tin pits cross the main alignment centred at SX58196907 and SX58246916. There is a particularly dense concentration of tin working with the confines of the adjacent prehistoric settlement (SX 56 NE 15) centred at SX58396901.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. [Mapped features: #130290 Further areas of tinworking indicated on the map overlay data, ; #130291 Further areas of tinworking indicated on the map overlay data, ] |
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| SDV359195 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. J.. 2007-2008. Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project. English Heritage. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #130289 Main NE-SW aligned group of tin pits, ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3969 | Related to: Hut circle settlement on the south-west flank of Hingston Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV122407 | Related to: Tin working remains north-west of Combeshead Tor (Monument) |
| MDV130719 | Related to: Tin working south-east of Down Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
- EDV6034 - Monument Condition Survey in Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV6152 - Follow-up Works to Threatened Sites in the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV6153 - Monument Baseline Condition Survey in the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | May 11 2021 10:21AM |
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