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HER Number:MDV13237
Name:Possible tinner's hut on west bank of River Yealm

Summary

On the west bank of the River Yealm, opposite the blowing house, are the remains of a possible tinner's hut, 4.5m by 2.5m internally. Its walls, 0.7m thick, now consist of a single row of large boulders. (Not surveyed in 1977).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 617 635
Map Sheet:SX66SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishCornwood
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishCORNWOOD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/135

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TINNERS HUT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX66SW31 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV154697.

(03/08/1977) SX 61756351. On the west bank of the River Yealm, opposite the blowing house, are the remains of a possible tinner's hut, 4.5m by 2.5m internally. Its walls, 0.7m thick, now consist of a single row of large boulders. (Not surveyed).

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not visible on National Monuments Record aerial photographs.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV154697Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX66SW31. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.

Associated Monuments

MDV27914Related to: Streamworks on the River Yealm, Stall Moor (Monument)
MDV4313Related to: Yealm Steps Lower Blowing House (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 10 2021 11:16AM