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Summary

A series of post medieval tin pits on Prison Farm measuring between 3m and 5.8m in diameter and a maximum depth of 2.8m with spoil heaps on their downslope side.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthwork remains of post medieval tin pits on Prison Farm, north of Mis Tor Farm

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX57NE86
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1065006
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.

(16/09/1994) SX 57077606 to SX 57267596. A line of tin pits located on the crest of the moderate E-facing slope above the right bank of the Blackbrook River within the Prison Farm holding. The pits vary in size from 3.0m to 5.8m in diameter and are a maximum of 2.8m deep with spoilheaps on their downslope sides.

Probert, S. A. J., 2002, Dartmoor Prison Farm, Devon. An Archaeological Survey and Evaluation, 4, fig (Report - Survey). SDV364452.

[1065006] SX 5715 7601 An intermittent line of tin pits running roughly north-west to south-east on the ridge crest above the Blackbrook River. The pits are between 3.0m and 5.8m in diameter and a maximum of 2.8m deep. The upcast debris lies in large mounds around their downslope margins.
(03/08/2002) Visited, No change.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
• EDV8714 - Survey of Dartmoor Prison Farm (Ref: AI//37/2002)

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