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| HER Number: | MDV132701 |
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| Name: | Openwork on steep eastern flank of Challacombe Down |
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Summary
Remains of a medieval or later tin openwork situated on the steep eastern flank of Challacombe Down, within Headland Warren. An archaeological field survey in 2001 recorded the openwork as comprising two adjacent parallel trenches, 223 metres long and up to 25 metres wide and 3 metres deep. The feature is undocumented but is likely to be circa 1450-1750 in date. A later, probable 19th century shaft is located in the floor of the working near the lower end.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 691 808 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | North Bovey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTH BOVEY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE350
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1344849
- Old SAM Ref Revised: 34499
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Constructed, XV to Post Medieval - 1450 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
- TIN WORKS (Constructed, XV to XIX - 1450 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Newman, P., 2002, Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines (Report - Survey). SDV363213.
(20/07/2001) Centred SX 6917 8086. A tin openwork which extends west to east on the steep eastern flank of Challacombe Down, within Headland Warren. The tinwork, consisting of two adjacent parallel trenches, which merge near the valley floor alluvial streamwork at the eastern end, is 223m long by up to 25m wide in total and 3m deep. It is undocumented but is likely to be post-medieval i.e. c. 1450-1750. A later, probable 19th-century shaft is located in the floor of the working near the lower end SX6920 8089.
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: #136733 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6637 | Part of: East Birch Tor Tin Mine, North Bovey (Monument) |
| MDV132506 | Related to: Shafts at East Birch Tor Tin Mine, North Bovey (Monument) |
| MDV132667 | Related to: Streamworks in the upper valley of the West Webburn (Monument) |
| MDV132668 | Related to: Tin working on the eastern flank of Challacombe Down (Monument) |
| MDV132702 | Related to: Tin working on the steep north-eastern flank of Challacombe Down (Monument) |
| MDV132700 | Related to: Tinworking pits across east crest of Challacombe Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
- EDV7139 - Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines Survey (Ref: A1/20/2001, A1/34/2002)
- EDV7390 - Archaeological condition survey in Soussons Woods
- EDV7402 - Archaeological condition survey in Soussons Woods
- EDV7421 - Archaeological condition survey in Soussons Woods
- EDV7431 - Woodland Survey (1989-90) at Bellever, Soussons and other woodland parcels
- EDV8658 - Challacombe, Duchy Farms Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 8 2022 10:05AM |
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