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| HER Number: | MDV12200 |
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| Name: | Adit and trial pits on Cocks Hill, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
A small tin openwork and a group of tin pits on the eastern slope of Cocks Tor. An adit and small spoil heap to the east, close to the River Walkham is an extension of this working.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 572 789 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and walling remains of streamworking and tinners buildings associated with the post-medieval Wheal Prosper Tin Mine on Langstone Moor
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/55
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ADIT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
- TRIAL PIT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T. A. P., 1975, Untitled source, 6-7, 15 (Article in Serial). SDV239758.
Part of Wheal Prosper. Downstream from the buildings of Wheal Prosper (SX57NE/49) is the site of an adit with a heap of spoil by the entrance, and a blocked shaft and trial pits on the hillside.
Hedges, M., 2003, Upper Walkham Valley, 2 (Article in Serial). SDV239759.
Lode of Wheal Prosper tin mine a quarter of a mile to the s of the main workings with the remains of a shaft and adit.
Newman , P., 2018, Archaeological Sites within Merrivale Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (Report - Survey). SDV361635.
A small tin openwork and a group of tin pits on the eastern slope of Cocks Tor. An adit and small spoil heap to the east, close to the River Walkham is an extension of this working.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV239758 | Article in Serial: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1975. Untitled source. Plymouth Mineral and Mining Club Journal. 6. Unknown. 6-7, 15. |
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| SDV239759 | Article in Serial: Hedges, M.. 2003. Upper Walkham Valley. Dartmoor Tin Working Research Group Newsletter. 24. Unknown. 2. |
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| SDV361635 | Report - Survey: Newman , P.. 2018. Archaeological Sites within Merrivale Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation. Southwest Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. [Mapped feature: #80437 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7712 | Part of: Wheal Prosper Mine (Monument) |
| MDV65995 | Related to: Streamworks flanking the River Walkham (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
- EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 10 2018 9:43AM |
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