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| HER Number: | MDV132185 |
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| Name: | Tinner's hut within streamworks on the River Avon |
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Summary
Remains of a Medieval or later tinner's hut situated within streamworks on the left bank floodplain of the River Avon, 200 metres north of a clapper bridge (Monument HOB UID 441447). An archaeological field survey in 1995 recorded a rectangular structure measuring 5.4 metres by 2.4 metres with walls surviving to a maximum height of 1.2 metres. No interior details were visible though a possible entrance lies in the southeast corner.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 656 663 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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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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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NE114
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 106535
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TINNERS HUT (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 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.
(19/10/1995) SX 6565366398. A ruinous tinner's hut lies in an area of streamworking remains (Monument HOB UID 1063693) on the left bank floodplain of the River Avon 200 metres north of a clapper bridge (Monument HOB UID 441447). The former structure measures 5.4m north to south by 2.4m internally with revetted boulder walls 0.8m wide and 1.2m high. No interior details are visible though a possible entrance lies in the SE corner.
A 1:2500 scale area survey is deposited in the archive.
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. [Mapped feature: #134841 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV24692 | Part of: Streamworks at Stony Girt (Monument) |
| MDV132184 | Related to: Leat at Huntingdon Warren (Monument) |
| MDV24695 | Related to: Tinworking on the southwest flank of Huntingdon Warren (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 20 2021 3:07PM |
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