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| HER Number: | MDV104173 |
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| Name: | Dressing Floor on the north side of Newleycombe Lake, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Tin dressing floor located on the edge of an area of streamworks on the north side of Newleycombe Lake. The site comprises small terraces defined by low revetment walls containing two pits with the remains of a building nearby.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 582 699 |
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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: SX56NE362
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1448366
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DRESSING FLOOR (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1767 AD to 1832 AD (Between))
Full description
Cranstone, D. + Hedley, I., 1995, Monuments Protection Programme: The Tin Industry Step 3 Site Assessments, Devon 14 (Report - non-specific). SDV357946.
One of two dressing floors situated within the Upper Newleycombe Valley Streamworks.
Newman, P., 2007, Cramber Tor Training Area Monument Baseline Condition Survey, No. 1448366 (Report - Survey). SDV348210.
(01/08/2006) Tin dressing floor located on the edge of an area of streamworks on the north side of Newleycombe Lake. The site comprises small terraces defined by low revetment walls containing two pits, one 2.2 by 2.0 metres and fully of silt, the other 2.7 by 1.0 by 0.3 metres deep with traces of stone lining. There are also the remains of a possible building at the bottom of the slope. There is no known documentation for the site but it is probably 18th or 19th century in date.
Condition poor, status stable. Current and potential threat by gorse encroachment.
Probert, S., 2008, Follow-Up Works to Cramber Tor Archaeological Baseline Condition Survey, Dartmoor Training Area, 14, Fig. 21, 22 No. 1448366 (Report - Survey). SDV351304.
Tin dressing floor and associated structure now cleared of gorse.
Greeves, T., 2012, Cramber Tor Training Area. Monument Condition Survey, No. 1448366 (Report - Survey). SDV350251.
Site visit 23rd January 2012. Condition and stability good. Some cleared gorse is resprouting and will need monitoring.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV348210 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2007. Cramber Tor Training Area Monument Baseline Condition Survey. English Heritage. A4 Bound. No. 1448366. [Mapped feature: #1697 ] |
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| SDV350251 | Report - Survey: Greeves, T.. 2012. Cramber Tor Training Area. Monument Condition Survey. Tom Greeves Report. A4 Stapled. No. 1448366. |
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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. 14, Fig. 21, 22 No. 1448366. |
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| SDV357946 | Report - non-specific: Cranstone, D. + Hedley, I.. 1995. Monuments Protection Programme: The Tin Industry Step 3 Site Assessments. Monument Protection Programme. Foolscap. Devon 14. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6034 - Monument Condition Survey in Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV6152 - Follow-up Works to Threatened Sites in the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV6153 - Monument Baseline Condition Survey 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 20 2021 11:29AM |
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