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Summary

The fragmentary remains of a building lie within an area of streamworking debris on the left bank of the West Okement River south-west of Lints Tor. A turf covered levelled platform approximately 7 metres north-south by 3.5 metres has been created in the top of a spoil heap. The only extant walling is situated in the north-east corner where three courses of boulders stand 0.6 metres high. It seems likely that the north and south walls were revetted into the spoil. There is no obvious entrance and no discernible internal features.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX58NE15
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 440495
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/36

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• TINNERS HUT (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX58NE15 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV235792.

(02/10/1979) At SX 57768701 on the west bank of the West Okement River is the scant remains of a probable tinners' hut, found during field investigation. The turf-covered rectangular building is on top of a spoil heap above the surrounding marsh. It measures 7.3m by 3.6m overall with walling 0.9m wide and 0.7m high and two gaps visible in the north west and south east corners.
(Extent of tin-streaming shown on 1:10 000).
Surveyed at 1:10 000 on MSD.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not visible on 1946 aerial photographs.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 216, Map 42, Site 'TH9' (Monograph). SDV219155.

Tinners' hut 'TH9' of circa 4.4 metres by 3.0 metres on the West Okement River. The north wall has almost disappeared though this building was constructed of larger blocks than normal.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.

(08/09/1993) SX 5777 8701. The fragmentary remains of a building lie within an area of streamworking debris (Monument HOB UID 1063402) on the left bank of the West Okement River 550m SW of Lints Tor. A turf covered levelled platform approx. 7m N-S by 3.5m has been created in the top of a spoil heap. The only extant walling is situated in the NE corner where three courses of boulders stand 0.6m high. It seems likely that the N and S walls were revetted into the spoil. There is no obvious entrance and no discernible internal features.

Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.

(16/03/2004) This feature is as described (1993) and is under no threat.

English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.

Small rectangular building shown on survey.

Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.

'Tinners Hut (Remains of)' shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
• EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
• EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
• EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range

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