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HER Number: | MDV127485 |
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Name: | Ruined building at Erme Pits |
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Summary
The remains of a rectangular building with internal dimensions of 4.2m by 2.2m and a doorway off centre to the right in the southern wall were identified in February 2020. Located to the south of the River Erme.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 624 668 |
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Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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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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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BUILDING (XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1750 AD? to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(10/02/2020) SX 62487 66808 at 399m OD (a few metres south of the river Erme). The remains of a rectangular building with internal dimensions of 4.2m by 2.2m and a doorway off centre to the right in the southern wall. The remains of a low platform constructed across the full width of the building are visible at its western end. Built with small granite boulders and of a double skinned construction the wall is approximately 0.6m at its highest (north-western) corner.
Grid reference checked on two GPS systems.
Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Three images taken of the previously unrecorded building (saved in IDOX). Image 1: range pole at west end, image 2: range pole at east end, image 3: the raised platform at the western end of the building.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. [Mapped feature: #124144 ] |
SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
MDV122894 | Related to: Ruined building at Erme Pits (Building) |
MDV122900 | Related to: Ruined building at Erme Pits Hill (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Feb 10 2020 4:13PM |
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