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| HER Number: | MDV131759 |
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| Name: | Alleged tinners hut on the West Okement River, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Tinners hut of circa 5.0 metres by 2.8 metres recorded by Butler with an enclosure attached to the south. A survey in 1993 however, records this feature as the combination of several displaced granite blocks and a revetted spoil heap.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 578 870 |
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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: SX58NE34
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1063595
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) TINNERS HUT (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- SPOIL HEAP (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 'TH 10' (Monograph). SDV219155.
Tinners' hut 'TH10' of circa 5.0 metres by 2.8 metres is still a substantial building with walls up to 1.5 metres high and an outer enclosure attached to the south side that perhaps surrounded a garden plot.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(08/09/1993) The tinners hut recorded by Butler appears to be the combination of several displaced granite blocks and a revetted spoil heap.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Irregluar shaped enclosure shown on modern mapping.
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 'TH 10'. |
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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. |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #141552 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5556 | Related to: Streamworks on the West Okement River, Brim Brook and Lint's Tor Brook (Monument) |
| MDV5554 | Related to: Tinners building east of the West Okement River south-south-west of Lints Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
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 10 2023 3:53PM |
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