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| HER Number: | MDV104095 |
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| Name: | Tinner's Hut at Drivage Bottom, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Remains of a robust, granite building 5.2 metres by 2.9 metres internally with walls surviving up to 1.7 metres high, although the south wall has partially collapsed. The entrance is in the south wall. A free-standing granite slab structure in the north-west corner may be a fireplace or a cupboard.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 598 699 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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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: SX56NE352
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1446519
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TINNERS HUT (Built, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Newman, P., 2007, Cramber Tor Training Area Monument Baseline Condition Survey, No. 1446519 (Report - Survey). SDV348210.
Site visit 1st August 2006. Tinner's hut at Drivage Bottom, 58 metres west-north-west of the Devonport Leat service hut. Built into the foot of a shallow slope. Robust, rectangular granite building, 5.2 metres by 2.9 metres internally with walls 0.6 metres thick. The north revement wall and end walls survive up to 1.7 metres high but the south wall has partically collapsed. The entrance is located in the south wall. A free-standing granite slap structure in the north-west corner may have been a fireplace or a cupboard. The walls are turf and heather covered and the floor of the building is obscured by rushes. Loose stone is a potential problem. Good condition but declining.
Probert, S., 2008, Follow-Up Works to Cramber Tor Archaeological Baseline Condition Survey, Dartmoor Training Area, 8, Fig. 8, No. 1446519 (Report - Survey). SDV351304.
No evidence of recent disturbance.
Greeves, T., 2012, Cramber Tor Training Area. Monument Condition Survey, 4, No. 1446519 (Report - Survey). SDV350251.
Site visit 5th December 2011. Generally overgrown with heather and rushes. Condition and stability fair.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV348210 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2007. Cramber Tor Training Area Monument Baseline Condition Survey. English Heritage. A4 Bound. No. 1446519. |
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| SDV350251 | Report - Survey: Greeves, T.. 2012. Cramber Tor Training Area. Monument Condition Survey. Tom Greeves Report. A4 Stapled. 4, No. 1446519. |
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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. 8, Fig. 8, No. 1446519. [Mapped feature: #63565 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV42458 | Related to: Leat supplying Wheal Chance (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6153 - Monument Baseline Condition Survey in the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV6034 - Monument Condition Survey in Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV6152 - Follow-up Works to Threatened Sites in the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 30 2021 4:16PM |
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