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Summary

Tinworks and other archaeological remains in the Meavy Valley at Stanlake, Black Tor, Hart Tor and Cramber Tor. This record refers to a range of features that appear to all have separate records elsewhere within the scheduled area; may need checking and deleting / merging.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1020129: Tinworks and other archaeological remains in the Meavy valley at Stanlake, Black Tor, Hart Tor and Cramber Tor

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX57SE197
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1364801
• Old SAM County Ref: 1003
• Old SAM County Ref: 298
• Old SAM County Ref: 302
• Old SAM Ref: 22297
• Old SAM Ref: 22298
• Old SAM Ref: 24106

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• TIN WORKS (Constructed, Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1998, Hart Tor Tinworks (Article in Serial). SDV360974.

Fletcher, M. J., 2007-2008, Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project (Report - Survey). SDV359195.

Historic England, 2021-2022, NRHE to HER website, Accessed 08/07/2022 (Website). SDV364039.

[1364801 / SX57SE197]
Tinworks and other archaeological remains in the Meavy Valley at Stanlake, Black Tor, Hart Tor and Cramber Tor. The monument includes a series of alluvial tin streamworks, an eluvial streamwork, shafts, openworks, lode back tinworks, prospecting pits and trenches, a reservoir, tin bound stone, wheelpit, two stamping mills, several leats, adits, tinners' building and caches. Amongst other archaeological remains are two stone alignments, at least four cairns, a stone hut circle settlement, an enclosure and a length of reave, all of prehistoric date. Further remains of historic date include a hollow way and World War II mortar emplacement.
Tinworks and other archaeological remains in the Meavy Valley at Stanlake, Black Tor, Hart Tor and Cramber Tor (09/04/2001, Scheduled Monument Notification).
NB: this NRHE record appears to be duplicating the monument types found within the area of scheduling in the Meavy Valley without adding any additional detail; may have been a duplicate record created from the Schedule description. Has been added as separate record, but may need deleting/merging when the records in this area are checked/cleaned [Richards, A. F., 08/07/2022].

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7517 - Survey of Hart Tor tin works
• EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project

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