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| HER Number: | MDV132664 |
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| Name: | Tinworking on the north facing slopes of Bush Down |
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Summary
Earthwork remains of medieval and later tinworks situated on the north facing slopes of Bush Down. An archaeological field survey in 2002 recorded three main openworks, which are partially interconnected in places. The tinworks consist of narrow linear, trenches with a V profile. The longest is approximately 580 metres in length and the average width is 8 metres. The larger openwork has remains of two dry reservoirs associated with it on the south side, consisting of crescentic earthwork banks of 25 metres and 38 metres long with central sluice openings, from which leat channels lead into the tinwork. A third reservoir served the remainder of the workings. It consists of a well-preserved linear bank of 27 metres long with a central sluice opening and return banks at both ends. The tinworks are not mentioned specifically in any known documentation but are likely to date to between 1450 and 1750.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 678 818 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE393
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1362082
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Constructed, XV to Post Medieval - 1450 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
- LEAT (Constructed, XV to Post Medieval - 1450 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
- RESERVOIR (Constructed, XV to Post Medieval - 1450 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
- TIN WORKS (Constructed, XV to Post Medieval - 1450 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Newman, P., 2002, Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines (Report - Survey). SDV363213.
(22/07/2002) Tin openworks on the moderate, north-facing slopes of Bush Down, north of the B3212 road. There are three main openworks, centred SX 6775 8168; SX 6788 8173; 6791 8180, which are partially interconnected in places. The tinworks consist of narrow linear, trenches with a V profile. The longest is approximately 580m in length and the average width is 8m. The larger openwork has remains of two dry reservoirs associated with it on the south side at SX 6824 8192 and SX 6831 8205, consisting of crescentic earthwork banks of 25m and 38m long with central sluice openings, from which leat channels lead into the tinwork. A third reservoir served the remainder of the workings. It consists of a well-preserved linear bank of 27m long with a central sluice opening and return banks at both ends. The tinworks are not mentioned specifically in any known documentation but are likely to date to between 1450 and 1750.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV363213 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2002. Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines. English Heritage. A1/34/2002. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #136655 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6633 | Related to: Bush Down Tin Mine (Monument) |
| MDV132665 | Related to: Clusters of tin working pits east of Warren House Inn (Monument) |
| MDV132598 | Related to: Gully at Bushdown Tin Mine, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV132662 | Related to: Leats on Bush Down (Monument) |
| MDV132596 | Related to: Rectilinear feature to north-west of Bushdown Tin Mine, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7139 - Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines Survey (Ref: A1/20/2001, A1/34/2002)
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 6 2022 1:41PM |
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