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| HER Number: | MDV13171 |
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| Name: | Tinner's cache in Erme Pound, Harford |
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Summary
Probable tinner's cache within the northern Enclosure 'C ' (Butler) at Erme Pound
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 637 656 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/29/3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TINNERS CACHE (Constructed, Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Hankin, C. F., 1978, Erme Pound Tinners Cache (Worksheet). SDV144606.
Site visited on 18th October 1978. Erme pound, on Brown Heath. Near the group of hut circles in the north-west quarter of Erme Pound, and about 20 metres from the north wall of the pound. A small ruin of granite stones which has the appearance of what is possibly a 'tinners' cache'. The roof or cover stone is no longer in position, but the area of the enclosed space is 1.50 metres from front to back, and 1.20 metres wide. The little ruin resembles the 'beehive hut' found near the north wall of an enclosure just above Piles Copse, and which is mentioned by Hoskins in his "Devon".
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on aerial photograph.
Newman, P., 2018, Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet) (Cartographic). SDV361913.
Small circular feature shown on survey.
Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, Appendix 1 (Report - Survey). SDV362921.
Tinners’ Cache within Erme Pound. The only feature within Erme Pound to resemble the fabled Dartmoor tinners’ cache or beehive huts, sits within the western end of the pound at SX6374065675, and comprises a 2 metre diameter ring of boulders, which would resemble the footings of such a structure.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV144606 | Worksheet: Hankin, C. F.. 1978. Erme Pound Tinners Cache. Unknown. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV361913 | Cartographic: Newman, P.. 2018. Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet). GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #122500 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5109 | Related to: Erme Pound enclosed hut circle settlement, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV5110 | Related to: Erme Pound northern Enclosure 'C' , Harford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 25 2019 2:15PM |
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