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| HER Number: | MDV54449 |
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| Name: | Tinner's hut in streamworking at Peat Cot |
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Summary
A Medieval or later tinner's hut situated on the floor of a wide openwork at the upper end of extensive streamworkings. An archaeological field survey in 1989 found the structure comprised fragmentary turf-covered boulder walls 1.2 metres to 1.8 metres wide and between 0.3 metres and 0.8 metres in height. Internal measurements are approximately 7 metres by 3.6 metres. Disturbance has obliterated all traces of internal features and no entrance could be seen.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 604 713 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW210
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 619994
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/423
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TINNERS HUT (Built, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(16/09/1988) SX 60417132. A ruined tinner's hut is situated on the floor of a wide openwork at the upper end of extensive streamworkings. The remains consist of fragmentary turf-covered boulder walls 1.2 to 1.8m wide and between 0.3 and 0.8m high. Internal measurements are approximately 7.0m E-W by 3.6m N-S; disturbance has obliterated all traces of internal features and no entrance can be seen.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #137831 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV26014 | Part of: STREAMWORKS in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV127614 | Related to: Castle Farm, Princetown (Building) |
| MDV54450 | Related to: Ruined structure south-west of Peat Cot farmhouse. (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8628 - Tor Royal Farm Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8629 - Peat Cot Farm Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 10 2022 1:04PM |
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