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HER Number:MDV20866
Name:FINDSPOT in the Parish of Belstone, South Tawton

Summary

Find of tin mouldstone. An incomplete mouldstone (reported) to be seen in the bed of r taw in 1974. Not yet found (greeves).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 621 934
Map Sheet:SX69SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishBelstone
Civil ParishSouth Tawton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishOKEHAMPTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/103

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FINDSPOT (Early Medieval to XVIII - 1066 AD to 1800 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV236147.

Des=greeves, t. /list of doubtful devon tin mills c 1450-c 1750/(1981)no 3 (in smr). Find of tin mouldstone. An incomplete mouldstone (reported) to be seen in the bed of r taw in 1974. Not yet found (greeves).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV236148.

Des=viant,j. /dtrg newsletter/25(july 2003)2/belstone walk 22nd march 2003. Partly submerged incomplete mouldstone visible in 2003 below the footbridge over the 'river taw'. A mortarstone was also visible a few metres upstream. The stones probably came from a pre 1700 tin mill known to have existed at this location (viant).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV236147Migrated Record:
SDV236148Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds

  • FDV3846 - MOULDSTONE (XV to Post Medieval - 1450 AD to 1750 AD)

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 15 2023 9:54AM