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| HER Number: | MDV131988 |
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| Name: | Streamworking at Dead Lake, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Approximately 5.5 hectares of denuded and overgrown streamworking remains flank Dead Lake and the Rattle Brook. The edge of the working is marked by a well-defined tinners cliff up to 3.0 metres high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 558 842 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| Civil Parish | Lydford |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1159609
- National Record of the Historic Environment: SX58SE75
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STREAMWORK (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, 108, Map 32 (Monograph). SDV219155.
The Dead Lake tributary has been subject to intensive Streamworking almost from its source down to the confluence with the main river. Its bed has been expanded to 80 metres across and 3 metres deep in places. 150 metres upstream is the first of several gullies which have been driven into the banks.
Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.
(06/08/1998) Centred SX 55808420. Approximately 2.5ha of denuded and overgrown streamworking remains lie on the right bank of Dead Lake and the Rattle Brook. The edge of the working is marked by a well-defined tinners cliff up to 3.0m high and, where not obscured by marsh, it displays the characteristic water channels and revetted spoil heaps associated with this type of streamworking. There are no discernible structures associated with the workings on this bank of the stream which form part of a larger working based on the left bank.
Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.
(23/01/2001) This extensive area of former workings remains as described
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(21/08/2003) The workings on the left bank cover an area of approximately 3.0ha and are similar in form to those on the opposite side of the stream. Within the workings on this side are the remains of a small shelter (1385912).
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. 108, Map 32. |
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| SDV350638 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #134158 ] |
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| SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. |
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| SDV357727 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2001. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV116550 | Parent of: Tinners' building in area of streamworks along Dead Lake (Building) |
| MDV116554 | Related to: Military boundary stone by the Rattle Brook (Monument) |
| MDV28090 | Related to: Streamworks on the Rattle Brook, Lydford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
- EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- 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: | Feb 11 2023 9:02AM |
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