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| HER Number: | MDV26004 |
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| Name: | Field system around Whiteworks |
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Summary
Walled field system around the Whiteworks Tin Mine recorded from 1977 aerial image. There are a number of trial pits, shafts and openworks, as well as deserted buildings, in the area. The field system is on an east-facing slope above the Strane River and Foxtor Mires (there is ridge and furrow at SX 6120 7120).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 611 709 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of a section of the late 18th century Devonport Leat running from Nun's Cross to Princetown including extensive tinning remains at Whiteworks Tin Mine
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/219
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV258305.
Aph=nmr sx6170/1(19/5/1977).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV258306.
Des=plan(1:2500)by rchm circa 1989/in parish file. Openworks and shafts are shown on a plan of whiteworks mine in smr (rchm).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Walled field system around the Whiteworks Tin Mine recorded from 1977 aerial image. There are a number of trial pits, shafts and openworks, as well as deserted buildings, in the area. The field system is on an east-facing slope above the Strane River and Foxtor Mires (there is ridge and furrow at SX 6120 7120).
The field systems boundaries are: 1. The Devonport Leat between SX 6071 7057 and SX 6115 7128. 2. The wall between SX 6071 7057 and SX 6149 7080. 3. The wall between SX 6115 7128 and SX 6154 7015.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(-/-/2002) Considered under MPP but not recommended for scheduling because it remains in use.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV258305 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV258306 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: 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. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12967 | Related to: Cairn and cist 593 metres north-east of Nun's Cross, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV26063 | Related to: Wall at Whiteworks Tin Mine (Monument) |
| MDV6286 | Related to: Whiteworks Tin Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8628 - Tor Royal Farm Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8630 - Fox Tor Newtake Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8629 - Peat Cot Farm Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 24 2023 12:22PM |
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