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| HER Number: | MDV20823 |
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| Name: | Tin mill, Newleycombe Lake |
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Summary
Site of possible tin mill inside a large openwork on the north side of Newleycombe Lake. The main evidence is a double mortar stone with shallow hollows 25cm between centres. The approximate diameters are 18cm and the depth is 2.5cm. The mortar stone is built into a bank and obscured by heather.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 585 699 |
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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
- SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of a section of the late 18th century Devonport Leat running from Raddick Hill to Nun's Cross, including extensive tinning remains at Cramber Tor
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE367
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1448381
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/301
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STAMPING MILL (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV236706.
Des=greeves, t. /list of known devon tin mills c 1450-1750/(1981)no 59(in smr). Site of stamping mill: newleycombe. Undocumented. On site of later plym consols mine. Field evidence consists of mortarstone.(greeves).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV236707.
Des=haynes, r. G. /ruined sites on dartmoor/(nd)95,97/plan. Ms in smr.
Wessex Archaeology, 2002, Cramber Tor Training Area Rapid Condition Survey, Site WA068 (Report - Survey). SDV354588.
Cramber Tor Survey 2002, Site WA068.
Newman, P., 2006, Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation (Report - Survey). SDV233640.
(01/08/2006) Site of possible Tin Mill inside a large openwork on the north side of Newleycombe Lake. The main evidence is a double mortar stone with shallow hollows 25cm between centres. The approximate diameters are 18cm and the depth is 2.5cm. The mortar stone is built into a bank and obscured by heather.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV233640 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2006. Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation. English Heritage. |
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| SDV236706 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV236707 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV354588 | Report - Survey: Wessex Archaeology. 2002. Cramber Tor Training Area Rapid Condition Survey. Wessex Archaeology Report. Unknown. Site WA068. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV7594 - MORTAR STONE (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD to 1901 AD)
Associated Events
- EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
- EDV8711 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 15 2023 9:42AM |
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