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Summary

Earthworks of medieval or later tin pits clustered on the crest of Down Ridge. An archaeological field survey in 1996 recorded that the pits ranged from 3 metres to 5 metres in diameter, with upcast on the south and east sides.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX67SE196
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1065061

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
• PROSPECTING PIT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
• TIN WORKS (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV346608.

(10/01/1996) Centred SX 65517141. A cluster of tin pits form an amorphous pattern around the stone cross (SX 67 SE 63) on the crest of Down Ridge. The pits are all small, in the range of 3.0 to 5.0m in diameter, with upcast on the south and east sides.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

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