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HER Number:MDV132665
Name:Clusters of tin working pits east of Warren House Inn

Summary

Two clusters of tin pits in the King's Oven area, east of the Warren House Inn. The pits are on average 2.5m diameter and up to 1m deep and have low crescentic spoil mounds on the exterior. They are all likely to be prospecting pits probably dating to the post Medieval period.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 677 814
Map Sheet:SX68SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishChagford
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCHAGFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX68SE392
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 1362080

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • EXTRACTIVE PIT (Constructed, Post Medieval - 1540 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) SX 6768 8136 Two clusters of tin pits at SX 6782 8158 and SX 6791 8177 in the King's Oven area, east of the Warren House Inn. The pits are on average 2.5m diameter and up to 1m deep and have low crescentic spoil mounds on the exterior. They are all likely to be prospecting pits probably dating to the post medieval period ie between approximately 1450 and 1750.

Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362956.

Visible.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV362956Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #136656 ]
SDV363213Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2002. Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines. English Heritage. A1/34/2002. A4 Comb Bound + Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV132664Related to: Tinworking on the north facing slopes of Bush Down (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 1:44PM

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