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Summary

A line of tin pits on overlooking the west side of Venford Reservoir. The pits are small with diameters of around 2.0m and remain a maximum of 0.5m deep. Their size suggests that these are prospecting rather than extractive pits.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1020487: Part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system and other archaeological remains on Holne Moor west and north west of Venford Reservoir

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX67SE245
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1078166

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 1997, Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV173671.

(25/04/1996) Centred SX 67927152. A WNW to ESE line of tin pits on the crest of the ridge overlooking the W side of Venford Reservoir. The pits are small with diameters of around 2.0m and remain a maximum of 0.5m deep. They maintain a ESE to WNW line up the gentle slope from the reservoir and bifurcate just before the ridge crest. Their size suggests that these are prospecting rather than extractive pits.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7062 - Survey of the Wheal Emma Leat, Dartmoor
• EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey

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