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HER Number: | MDV132689 |
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Name: | Tinworking on Challacombe Hill |
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Summary
Three clusters of tin pits on the eastern upper slope of Challacombe Hill, just north of the parish boundary wall. 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 dating from the post-medieval period i.e.: c. 1450-1750.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 691 804 |
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Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Manaton |
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Civil Parish | North Bovey |
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District | Teignbridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | MANATON |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTH BOVEY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE374
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1345283
- Old SAM Ref Revised: 34499
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Newman, P., 2002, Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines (Report - Survey). SDV363213.
(27/07/2001) Centred ?SX 6907 6922. Three clusters of tin pits on the eastern upper slope of Challacombe Hill, just north of the parish boundary wall. 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 dating from the post-medieval period i.e.: c. 1450-1750.
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: #136719 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7139 - Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines Survey (Ref: A1/20/2001, A1/34/2002)
- EDV8658 - Challacombe, Duchy Farms Survey
Date Last Edited: | Apr 7 2022 2:59PM |
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