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HER Number:MDV25328
Name:TRIAL PIT in the Parish of Cornwood

Summary

Vis=10/1/1985 (greeves, t. ). Group of approximately 8 tinners' trial pits all relatively shallow. One pit is dug across a probable prehistoric boundary.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 624 583
Map Sheet:SX65NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishCornwood
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishCORNWOOD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NW/156

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TRIAL PIT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV167602.

Des=greeves, t. /source unknown: ?pers comm. Vis=10/1/1985 (greeves, t. ). Group of approximately 8 tinners' trial pits all relatively shallow. One pit is dug across a probable prehistoric boundary.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 1136 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

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

Row of trial pits visible on 1946 RAF aerial at SX 6247 5838.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV167602Migrated Record:
SDV169268Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1136.
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 24 2023 10:06AM