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| HER Number: | MDV116609 |
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| Name: | Tin Streamworks on Haytor Down, Ilsington |
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Summary
Tin streamworkings on Haytor Down running north-east to south-west from Smallacombe Rocks to the Haytor Vale road junction
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 762 776 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ilsington |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ILSINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STREAMWORKS (XI to XVIII - 1100 AD to 1800 AD)
Full description
Everett, C., 1988, Haytor Down - Summary of Archaeological Features, HD25, Map 2 (Report - Survey). SDV359684.
Tin streamworks north-west of Haytor Vale.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 30, Map 2 (Monograph). SDV299725.
Tin working on central Haytor Down. A wide gully has been excavated for a kilometre along the headwaters of the River Lemon from near the road almost to Smallacombe Rocks. The river now rises in the damp ground at the lower end of the gully
Newman, P., 2002, Haytor Down, Ilsington, Devon, 15, Figure 7 (Report - Survey). SDV346395.
Tinworking streamworks extending for a distance of approximately 1.2 kilometres from the Haytor Vale road junction to Smallacombe Rocks to the north-west. The lower section is choked with bog revealing few details but above the granite tramway the tinwork has a steep well-defined outer scarp with parallel curvilinear banks of spoil and associated water channels.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 2002, Haytor Down: The Archaeology (Plan - measured). SDV359685.
Area of streamwork shown on survey.
English Heritage, 2005, Industrial Survey Information (Report - Survey). SDV346396.
Streamworks shown on industrial survey extending from the Haytor Vale raod junction to Smallacombe Rocks.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. 30, Map 2. |
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| SDV346395 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2002. Haytor Down, Ilsington, Devon. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A1/2/1999. A4 Spiral Bound. 15, Figure 7. |
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| SDV346396 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Industrial Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #75936 ] |
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| SDV359684 | Report - Survey: Everett, C.. 1988. Haytor Down - Summary of Archaeological Features. HD25, Map 2. |
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| SDV359685 | Plan - measured: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 2002. Haytor Down: The Archaeology. A1 Folded. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV34283 | Related to: Building south of Haytor Granite Tramway, Ilsington (Building) |
| MDV116610 | Related to: Drainage System associated with the Tin Streamworkings to the south of Smallacombe Rocks, Ilsington (Monument) |
| MDV8068 | Related to: Haytor Granite Tramway, Haytor to Stover Canal (Monument) |
| MDV26565 | Related to: Linear Open Tin Works on Haytor Down, Ilsington (Monument) |
| MDV26595 | Related to: Linear Tin Working open Cut at southern end of a Ditch, Ilsington (Monument) |
| MDV116611 | Related to: Tin Streamworkings on Haytor Down, Ilsington (Monument) |
| MDV26590 | Related to: Tin Streamworks north of Holwell Tor, Ilsington (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7021 - Haytor Down: Survey Report (Ref: A1/2/1999)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 28 2016 3:06PM |
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