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Summary

A cluster of 36 tin trial pits on the southern slope of Green Hill. The pits are approximately 3.0 to 5.0 metres in diameter, each with a small collar of spoil on the downslope side.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX66NW98
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1063671

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PROSPECTING PIT (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
• TIN WORKS (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

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

(09/12/1994) Centred SX 63606645. An amorphous cluster of approximately 20 tin pits on the gentle southwest facing slope, 150 metres northeast of Dry Lake Ford. The pits are relatively small with diameters in the region of 3.0m and shallow, at most 0.8m deep. Their apparently random nature points to a prospecting rather than an extractive role.

Newman, P., 2018, Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet) (Cartographic). SDV361913.

Features shown on survey.

Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, Appendix 1 (Report - Survey). SDV362921.

A cluster of 36 tin trial pits on the southern slope of Green Hill. The pits are approximately 3.0 to 5.0 metres in diameter, each with a small collar of spoil on the downslope side.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

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