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| HER Number: | MDV57428 |
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| Name: | Structure in streamworks along Langcombe Brook |
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Summary
Possible tinner's hut situated within streamworks on the right bank of Langcombe Brook. An archaeological field survey in 2002 recorded this as a well-constructed drystone wall 5.0m long and 1.2m high. This feature appears relatively modern and serves no obvious purpose.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 603 670 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NW169
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1355726
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/207/1
- Old SAM Ref: 28787
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TINNERS HUT (XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1750 AD (Between) to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140553c (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(09/05/1996) SX 6028 6706 Tinners building; one of five tinners' buildings Gerrard records within the Langcombe Brook alluvial streamwork. Rectangular, 4.4m by 3m. Drystone coursed wall 1.1m wide, 0.9m high. Door faces 60 degrees. South-western wall is the stiling revetment of a dump. Built within a tye.
Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 295-6/102.1082c (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey, 1355726 (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
Centred SX 60306704. Two tinners huts and two other, more recent, structures within the streamworking remains on the right bank of the Langcombe Brook.
SX 60316706. Well-constructed drystone wall 5.0m long and 1.2m high. This feature appears relatively modern and serves no obvious purpose.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Standing wall visible on the aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV143510 | Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 295-6/102.1082c. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140553c. |
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| SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. 1355726. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #139418 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV57444 | Related to: Tinners' building in streamworks at Langcombe Brook (Building) |
| MDV57427 | Related to: Tinners' buildings in streamworks at Langcombe Brook (Building) |
| MDV57438 | Related to: Tinners' cache in streamworks along Langcombe Brook E (Monument) |
| MDV57430 | Related to: Tinners' hut in streamworks along Langcombe Brook (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 21 2022 3:28PM |
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