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HER Number:MDV61848
Name:MINE in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Grants pot. Underground chamber within tin workings high up the watershed of the river erme, on the rt bank of the blacklane brook. A unique survival, a remnant of underground workings of possibly 17c or earlier (greeves).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 629 671
Map Sheet:SX66NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/212

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MINE (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV260832.

Des=greeves, t. /an assessment of dartmoor tinworking/(1990) 30/in smr. Grants pot. Underground chamber within tin workings high up the watershed of the river erme, on the rt bank of the blacklane brook. A unique survival, a remnant of underground workings of possibly 17c or earlier (greeves).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV260832Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments

MDV132223Related to: Leat 400 metres east of Wheal Katherine (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

Date Last Edited:Aug 15 2023 10:45AM