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| HER Number: | MDV122905 |
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| Name: | Streamwork south of Blatchford Bottom, Cornwood |
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Summary
Approximately 0.1 hectares of tin streamworks following the course of a small western tributary of the River Erme, just south of Blatchford Bottom on Stall Moor. The limit of the tinwork’s main working area is well defined with a scarp of between 1.0 metre and 2.0 metres deep running around most of the perimeter. The tinwork is 330 metres long by up to 35 metres wide. The interior working area contains evidence of disturbed ground and linear channels associated with tin streaming.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 633 634 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STREAMWORKS (Constructed, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Newman, P., 2018, Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet) (Cartographic). SDV361913.
Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, Appendix 1 (Report - Survey). SDV362921.
Approximately 0.1 hectares of tin streamworks following the course of a small western tributary of the River Erme, just south of Blatchford Bottom on Stall Moor. The limit of the tinwork’s main working area is well defined with a scarp of between 1.0 metre and 2.0 metres deep running around most of the perimeter. The tinwork is 330 metres long by up to 35 metres wide. The interior working area contains evidence of disturbed ground and linear channels associated with tin streaming.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361913 | Cartographic: Newman, P.. 2018. Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet). GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #117072 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV129939 | Related to: Cairn on northern side of Stalldown, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV28121 | Related to: Streamworks along the River Erme, Erme Plains, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV13224 | Related to: Tin streamworks along the valley of the River Erme, Cornwood and Harford (Monument) |
| MDV130038 | Related to: Tinner's hut on the edge of the streamworking north of Stalldown Barrow, Cornwood (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 21 2021 11:39AM |
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