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| HER Number: | MDV13168 |
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| Name: | Possible tin working at Hangershell, Harford |
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Summary
Early 17th century record of tin workings at 'Shillakehedd' otherwise 'Hangynsilf'. The probable site is near the head springs of one of the sources of the Butter Brook. Hangershell rock is on higher ground 300 metres north-east of the site.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 651 592 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Harford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NE/249
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TIN WORK (XVI to XVII - 1600 AD (Between) to 1650 AD (Between))
Full description
Hankin, C. F., 1980, Hangershell - tin extraction (Worksheet). SDV239847.
(04/10/1980) SX 6521 5920 Hangershell. There is an early 17th century record of tin workings at 'Shillakehedd' otherwise 'Hangynsilf' (citing T. Greeves; early tin sites on Dartmoor).
The probable site is near the head springs of one of the sources of the Butter Brook, just below and west of the Redlake Rail Track (1912); a small spoil heap, presumably from the building of the railway, lies between the track and the site. Hangershell rock is on higher ground 300 metres north-east of the site.
A gully circa 10 metres deep and circa 15 metres wide at the top, forms the bed of the Butterbrook which flows westward. Three channels from the high ground to the east bring the water down from near Hangershell to the stream, making a three-ribbed fanlike fall to the bottom of the gully. The ground is grass covered and has no obvious tinners' heaps.
Below the gully the stream flows close to the clitter which lies between Hangershell Rock and the Butterbrook Reservoir (1914). The stream would be approximately named 'Shillake'; meaning shell or shil stone, or shelf-stone.
Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return (Cartographic). SDV365448.
Greeves, T. A. P., unknown, Records of 17th century Tin Sites in Harford (Report - non-specific). SDV144932.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV144932 | Report - non-specific: Greeves, T. A. P.. unknown. Records of 17th century Tin Sites in Harford. |
| SDV239847 | Worksheet: Hankin, C. F.. 1980. Hangershell - tin extraction. Worksheet. Digital. |
| SDV365448 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #141155 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV132867 | Related to: Streamworking north of Weatherdon Hill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 11 2023 2:11PM |
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