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| HER Number: | MDV132813 |
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| Name: | Tinner's hut in area of streamworking on Steeperton Brook |
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Summary
A Medieval or later tinner's hut situated within an area of streamworking on the right bank of Steeperton Brook, 530m west of Wild Tor. Archaeological field surveys in 1993 and 2003 found the structure to be well preserved. It is rectangular on plan and measures 2.2m north to south by 1.7m internally. The walls comprise coursed boulder revetments up to 1.0m high on the north, west and south with a large upright block forming part of the eastern side. An entrance lies in the eastern wall near the northern corner: a single door jamb remains in situ.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 623 890 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NW85
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 966946
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TINNERS HUT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(10/08/1993) SX 62348900. The remains of a small tinner's hut built into a bank of streamworking debris (SX 68 NW 84) on the right bank of the Steeperton Brook 530m west of Wild Tor. The rectangular hut is relatively well preserved and measures 2.2m north to south by 1.7m internally. The walls comprise coursed boulder revetments up to 1.0m high on the north, west and south with a large upright block forming part of the eastern side. An entrance lies in the eastern wall near the northern corner: a single door jamb remains in situ. The interior of the hut is partly obscured by fallen stone, no internal features are apparent.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(24/10/2003) This feature remains as described in 1993.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. S. Probert. |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. S. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV17240 | Part of: Streamworks on River Taw on Metheral Hill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 26 2022 1:37PM |
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