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| HER Number: | MDV131752 |
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| Name: | Reservoir south of East Mill Tor |
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Summary
A post medieval tinners reservoir south of East Mill Tor which has been cut into the hillside forming a bank.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 600 892 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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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: SX58NE29
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1063573
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RESERVOIR (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Prowse, A. B., 1890, Notes on the Neighbourhood of Taw Marsh, North Dartmoor, 189 (Article in Serial). SDV239781.
This feature may have been erroneously interpreted as a cairn (see SX 58 NE 4).
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(05/09/1993) A small, V-shaped tinners reservoir lies near the crest of a steep E facing slope overlooking the East Okement River 400m S of East Mill Tor at SX 5995 8930. The feature has been cut into the hillside with the excavated material forming a bank up to 5m wide and 0.8m high on the downslope side. An ill-defined gap near the SE end of the bank probably marks the site of the sluice. A dry channel 2m wide and 0.8m deep runs from this to feed eluvial tin workings (SX 69 SW 59) at the foot of the slope. This feature lies 20m NE of an artillery target butt (SX 58 NE 27) and has been damaged by shell fire. The section of the retaining bank lying S of the former sluice is particularly prominent, measuring 8m N-S by 4m and 0.6m high.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(26/01/2004) This feature remains as described in 1993
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV239781 | Article in Serial: Prowse, A. B.. 1890. Notes on the Neighbourhood of Taw Marsh, North Dartmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 22. Digital. 189. |
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| 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. [Mapped feature: #133568 ] |
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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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Associated Monuments
| MDV112437 | Related to: Experimental Parapets and Infantry Redoubt south of East Mill Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV27404 | Related to: Streamworks along the East Okement River (Monument) |
| MDV128754 | Related to: Tin pits near East Okement Head, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 25 2021 5:05PM |
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