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| HER Number: | MDV129720 |
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| Name: | Tinners' reservoir north-east of cairn on Ryder's Hill |
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Summary
Crescentic tinners' reservoir approximately 200m north-east of cairn on the top of Ryder's Hill, on the parish boundary between Holne and West Buckfastleigh.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 661 691 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Holne |
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| Civil Parish | West Buckfastleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLNE |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RESERVOIR (Constructed, Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1899 AD (Between))
- STREAMWORKS (Constructed, Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 1997, Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV173671.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1997, Tinners' reservoir north-east of cairn on Ryder's Hill (Photograph). SDV364021.
Site visited 02/11/1997 and feature photographed.
Newman, P., 2019, An Archaeological Earthwork Survey of Tinworks along the River Mardle, Dartmoor National Park Devon (Report - Survey). SDV363608.
Newman, P., 2019, Survey data of tinworks along the River Mardle (GIS) (Cartographic). SDV363710.
Concentric tinners' streamworking depicted on the GIS from Newman's survey of the River Mardle area.
Greeves, T. A. P., 2020, HER Updates - two reservoirs (Correspondence). SDV364019.
(Visited 03/07/1983 and 02/11/1997) SX 6613 6917 Crescentic tinners' reservoir approximately 200m north-east of cairn on the top of Ryder's Hill, on the parish boundary between Holne and West Buckfastleigh.
The bank forming the reservoir 'dam' has a central gap for a sluice. Within this gap is a boundstone (MDV 48126). This reservoir is at a remarkably high altitude (about 1650 feet OD) and can only have been used to collect surface run-off. It serves tinworks known collectively as Bourne's Pit. It is marked on Fig. 2 in Newman, P (2019) An Archaeological Earthwork Survey of Tinworks along the River Mardle, Dartmoor National Park, Devon (OASIS southwes2 - 361610) and is mentioned on p.4 of the same. Photo taken 02/11/1997.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV173671 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 1997. Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey
- EDV8290 - Survey of tinworks along the River Mardle
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 12 2021 12:00PM |
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