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| HER Number: | MDV12851 |
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| Name: | Tinners hut in area of streamworks along the Rattle Brook |
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Summary
Remains of a possible medieval or later tinner's hut situated on the right bank of the Rattle Brook, 200 metres south of Rattlebrook Mine. An archaeological field survey in 2004 recorded a rectangular, single-roomed structure measuring 2.5 metres by 1.5 metres with walls surviving to a maximum height of 0.5 metres. A break in the south wall indicates the site of the entrance.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 558 854 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lydford |
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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 Rattlebrook Mine, including late 18th century stamping mill, extensive streamworks on the Rattle Brook and prehistoric enclosures
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58NE51
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1393423
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/39
- Pastscape: 1393423
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TINNERS HUT (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T. A. P., 1980, Tinners' building by the Rattle Brook, 26/8/1980 (Worksheet). SDV276049.
(SX5590 8545) On the north edge of some quite deep mine workings running into the hillside to the west are the remains of a very small structure.(from memory it is sub-rectangular).
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(15/02/2004) SX 55858548. A ruinous rectangular building on the floodplain of the right bank of the Rattle Brook some 200 metres south of Rattlebrook Mine. The single roomed structure measures 2.5 metres north to south by 1.5 metres wide internally with coursed boulder walls 1.0 metres wide and up to 0.5 metres high. A break in the south wall indicates the site of the entrance.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV276049 | Worksheet: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1980. Tinners' building by the Rattle Brook. Worksheet. Digital. 26/8/1980. |
| SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #80663 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12850 | Related to: BUILDING in the Parish of Lydford (Building) |
| MDV28090 | Related to: Streamworks on the Rattle Brook (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 26 2021 3:46PM |
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