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| HER Number: | MDV131751 |
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| Name: | Remains of a tinner's hut, West Okement River, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Remains of a Medieval or later tinner's hut associated with streamworks on the West Okement River and its tributaries. An archaeological field survey in 1994 found it to be a doubtful site. The field remains comprised a pit dug into the western end of a mound which probably forms part of the tinworking activity. A pile of loose granite closed off the western end of the pit creating the illusion of a crude structure measuring 2.5 metres long by 2 metres deep.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 588 867 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58NE26
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1063515
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TINNERS HUT? (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 216, Map 42, Site 'TH2' (Monograph). SDV219155.
Only the end wall of the tinners' hut 'TH2' of circa 4.0 metres by 2.0 metres is visible having been overwhelmed by the mounds that were later heaped around it. It is on the northern side of the West Okement River in an area of tin streamworking at SX 5880 8680.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(31/03/1994) The field remains comprise a pit dug into the western end of a mound which probably forms part of the tinworking activity. A pile of loos granite closes off the western end of the pit creating the illusion of a crude structure measuring 2.5m long by 2m deep. This is a very doubtful tinner's hut (2).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 216, Map 42, Site 'TH2'. |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #133566 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5556 | Part of: Streamworks on the West Okement River, Brim Brook and Lint's Tor Brook (Monument) |
| MDV7723 | Related to: Tinner's Hut on Brim Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV7717 | Related to: Tinners Hut on north bank of West Okement River, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV7717 | Related to: Tinners Hut on north bank of West Okement River, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV7717 | Related to: Tinners Hut on north bank of West Okement River, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV7717 | Related to: Tinners Hut on north bank of West Okement River, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 7 2023 4:30PM |
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