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Summary

Earthworks of medieval or later tin pits, openworks and a tinner's reservoir situated to the south and east of Nun's Cross Ford. An archaeological survey in 1995 recorded a line of pits extending southwest to northeast for 800 metres, cutting a streamwork and terminating in a small openwork at the southeast. Two large openworks run downslope from the line of pits. The largest is T-shaped, measuring 200 metres long, 10 metres wide and 2 metres deep. It is drained by an adit and fed by a reservoir and leat. To the west is the other openwork, measuring 170 metres long, 10 metres wide and 1.5 metres deep.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthwork remains of medieval or later streamworks on the tributary streams of the Nun's Cross Brook, tinners pits, openworks and buildings

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX66NW112
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1063726
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/161
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/163

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
• LEAT (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
• PROSPECTING PIT (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
• RESERVOIR (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
• TIN WORKS (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2363 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Long line of trial pits on west-south-west by east-north-east alignment between SX61506985 and SX60656945.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

SX61156978 Small linear openwork visible on the aerial photograph.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, H. Riley (Report - Survey). SDV346608.

(23/01/1995) A line of large tin pits runs south-west to north-east for some 800 metres (SX 60706944 to SX 61456979), some 200 metres south-east of Nun's Cross Ford. They cut a streamwork (MDV24826) to the south-west end and terminate in a small openwork at the south-east. Two large openworks run downslope from the line of pits. The largest, a conspicuous feature of the surrounding landscape, is T-shaped and measures 200m long, 10m wide and 2m deep. An adit drains its north end, and a reservoir, fed by a leat, served the top end of the openwork. To the west of this is a further openwork, 170m long, 10m wide and 1.5m deep.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

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