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| HER Number: | MDV131080 |
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| Name: | Two platforms by track to Eylesbarrow Mine |
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Summary
Two ill-defined stances lie adjacent to the well-used track which leads to the Eylesbarrow Tin Mine. SX58186746, sub-oval in shape measuring 10.7m by 7.2m. SX58226448, sub-oval in shape measuring 9.9m by 8.0m. The origin and function of both stances, which are in parts retained by a stone footing, are unclear but they may be building platforms perhaps of post medieval date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 582 674 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE281
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1319030
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PLATFORM (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1999, Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon (Report - Survey). SDV346268.
Two ill-defined stances lie adjacent to the well-used track which leads to the Eylesbarrow Tin Mine.
SX58186746, sub-oval in shape measuring 10.7m by 7.2m
SX58226448, sub-oval in shape measuring 9.9m by 8.0m.
The origin and function of both stances, which are in parts retained by a stone footing, are unclear but they may be building platforms perhaps of post medieval date.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346268 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S.. 1999. Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound. [Mapped feature: #132189 ] |
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| SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor. The Eylesbarrow archaeological landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 3 2021 10:29AM |
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