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| HER Number: | MDV133334 |
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| Name: | Streamworking around Pixie's House, Buckfastleigh |
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Summary
Well preserved and extensive medieval tin streamworking remains around Pixie’s House; also extend further to the west along the bank of the Mardle with a smaller area of working the other side of the Mardle. They take the form of distinctive linear banks of stones and waste representing the dumps from alluvial streamworks.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 694 680 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | West Buckfastleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Dartmoor Non-designated Heritage Asset (Historical): 09/09/2022
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STREAMWORKS (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Marchand, J., 2006, Archaeology within Scae Wood, 1 (Report - Survey). SDV365026.
There are well preserved and extensive medieval tin streamworking remains around Pixie’s House, these also extend further to the west along the bank of the Mardle; with a smaller area of working the other side of the Mardle. They take the form of distinctive linear banks of stones and waste representing the dumps from alluvial streamworks.
The medieval tinners extracted the tin from the riverbed which had been detached from the parent lode using water to wash away the lighter clays and sands leaving behind the cassiterite/tin ore. The waste was dumped into distinctive linear often parallel banks between which were the working areas (channels or tyes); water was directed along the tyes to separate the tin from the waste which was then heaped up to form the next bank.
These remains are important in the national context in that their good state of preservation demonstrates the manner in which the valley bottom has been exploited in a well-planned and systematic operation.
Any work in the area needs to be carried out with great care to avoid disturbing or damaging these remains.
Environment Agency WMS, 2021, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV364513.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV364513 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2021. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped features: #138858 Exproximate area indicated; polygon may need refining, ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV133335 | Related to: Leat in Scae Wood, Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8831 - Survey of archaeological features in Scae Wood
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 9 2022 2:51PM |
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