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| HER Number: | MDV104032 |
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| Name: | Tinners Hut on Chants Hill, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Remains of a tinners' hut, 4.5 by 2.7 metres internally with turf-covered stone walls surviving up to 0.8 metres high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 600 702 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of a section of the late 18th century Devonport Leat running from Raddick Hill to Nun's Cross, including extensive tinning remains at Cramber Tor
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW315
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1446125
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TINNERS HUT (Built, Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Newman, P., 2007, Cramber Tor Training Area Monument Baseline Condition Survey, No. 1446125 (Report - Survey). SDV348210.
Site visit 1st August 2006. A ruined tinner's hut built against the northern foot of a small spoil heap on the north-west side of Chance or Chants Hill. The remains comprise a rectangular earthwork representing the turf-covered stone walls, 4.5 metres by 2.7 metres internally. Walls survive up to 0.8 metres high. Fair condition, declining.
Only a very small amount of stone is visible in the walls. A possible 1m-wide entrance opening on the NW corner leads into a narrow cutting on the western exterior . A blocked adit is located 14m to the west.
Probert, S., 2008, Follow-Up Works to Cramber Tor Archaeological Baseline Condition Survey, Dartmoor Training Area, 7, Fig. 6, No. 1446125 (Report - Survey). SDV351304.
Remains of a tinners' hut on Chants Hill. Isolated position. No evidence of recent deliberate damage although a significant amount of litter was removed from the interior.
Greeves, T., 2012, Cramber Tor Training Area. Monument Condition Survey, No. 1446125 (Report - Survey). SDV350251.
Site visit 28th February 2012. Condition and stability good.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV348210 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2007. Cramber Tor Training Area Monument Baseline Condition Survey. English Heritage. A4 Bound. No. 1446125. |
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| SDV350251 | Report - Survey: Greeves, T.. 2012. Cramber Tor Training Area. Monument Condition Survey. Tom Greeves Report. A4 Stapled. No. 1446125. |
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| SDV351304 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2008. Follow-Up Works to Cramber Tor Archaeological Baseline Condition Survey, Dartmoor Training Area. A4 Comb Bound. 7, Fig. 6, No. 1446125. [Mapped feature: #1673 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV25990 | Related to: Trial pits north-west of Nun's Cross Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6152 - Follow-up Works to Threatened Sites in the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV6153 - Monument Baseline Condition Survey in the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV6034 - Monument Condition Survey in Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
- EDV8711 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 9 2022 3:52PM |
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