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| HER Number: | MDV132207 |
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| Name: | Tinners building at Deadman's Bottom |
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Summary
Remains of a Medieval or later tinner's hut constructed on top of an earlier streamwork work area and waste dump. The structure is sub rectangular in plan measuring 4.7 metres long and 2.9 metres wide with walls surviving to a maximum height of 0.8 metres. The doorway faces east and leads directly onto a trackway which may be broadly contemporary. This site was assessed in 1997, but was not scheduled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 607 667 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of tin streaming and trial pits at Deadmans Bottom and Langcombe Brook
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NW178
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1447849
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TINNERS HUT (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(30/01/1997) SX 6072 6674 Remains of a tinner's building constructed on top of an earlier streamwork work area and waste dump. An usual feature is a protective earthwork thrown up around the northern and western sides of the structure. the doorway faces east and leads directly onto a trackway which may be broadly contemporary. It is 4.7m long, 2.9m wide, and sub rectangular in shape. The rubble walls are 0.8m wide and 0.4m wide. Measured sketch plan of the building provided [stored with SAM AI maps/plans for SAM 28787 in folder, room 1, large bookcase].
Site visited 01-JAN-1997 to 31-MAR-1997 and assessed for scheduling. It was not scheduled as it was not considered to be of national importance.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #139413 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 21 2022 2:07PM |
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