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| HER Number: | MDV130833 |
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| Name: | Tinners' reservoir, Hartor Brook streamworks |
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Summary
A large tinners' reservoir at the head of the Hartor Brook tin streamworks, south-south-west of South Hessary Tor. The reservoir has a semi-circular plan an approximate internal diameter of 56m, and built into a natural dip with the retaining bank or dam on the western side. The northern arc of the earthwork is a well-defined upstanding bank of 11m wide and up to 1.5m high. The southern section is more spread, with the back interior scarp now only just visible. The interior is now silted. A central sluice opening has a narrow channel leading away down towards the Hartor Brook streamworks. A small spring issues from inside the reservoir and exits via the disused sluice opening.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 593 716 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57SE228
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1450348
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RESERVOIR (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Newman, P., 2006, Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation (Report - Survey). SDV233640.
(01/08/2006) A large tinners' reservoir at the head of the Hartor Brook tin streamworks, SSW of South Hessary Tor. The reservoir has a semi-circular plan an approximate internal diameter of 56m, and built into a natural dip with the retaining bank or dam on the western side. The northern arc of the earthwork is a well-defined upstanding bank of 11m wide and up to 1.5m high. The southern section is more spread, with the back interior scarp now only just visible. The interior is now silted. A central sluice opening has a narrow channel leading away down towards the Hartor Brook streamworks. A small spring issues from inside the reservoir and exits via the disused sluice opening.
Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return (Cartographic). SDV365448.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV233640 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2006. Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation. English Heritage. |
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| SDV365448 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140844 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV28186 | Related to: Hart Tor Brook alluvial tin streamwork, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6034 - Monument Condition Survey in Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV6152 - Follow-up Works to Threatened Sites in the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV6153 - Monument Baseline Condition Survey in the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV8711 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 26 2023 1:53PM |
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