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| HER Number: | MDV132217 |
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| Name: | Tinners hut on western edge of Fox Tor Girt streamworks |
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Summary
Remains of a Medieval or later tinner's hut situated on the western edge of Fox Tor Girt streamworks. An archaeological survey in 1995 recorded a rectangular structure measuring 5.4 metres by 3 metres, with walls surviving to a maximum height of 0.7 metres. An entrance was recorded on the east side and the interior was strewn with rubble, including a fallen lintel.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 626 694 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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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: SX66NW150
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1064077
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TINNERS HUT (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 225 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, H. Riley (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(12/09/1995) Ruined tinners building on the W edge of Fox Tor Girt streamworks (Monument HOB UID 1064050) at SX 62676944. The rectangular structure recorded by Butler (1993), measures 5.4m north to south by 3m and has walls of 3-4 courses of moorstone, 0.7m high and 1m wide. There is an entrance on the east side and the interior is strewn with rubble, including a fallen lintel in the south end.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 225. |
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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. H. Riley. [Mapped feature: #134954 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV24822 | Part of: Streamworking at Fox Tor Girt (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 10 2022 4:53PM |
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