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| HER Number: | MDV134114 |
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| Name: | Tin working pits west of Hart Tor, Walkhampton |
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Summary
A cluster of tin prospecting pits to the west of Hart Tor, just south of a narrow tin openwork. The pits are approximately circular in plan, the diameter varies between 2m and 5m. The interiors are silted and the depths are between 0m (when fully silted) and 2.5m. Each has a crescentic collar of spoil on the downslope side of up to 1m high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 578 717 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PROSPECTING PIT (Constructed, XV to XIX - 1450 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return (Cartographic). SDV365448.
Newman, P., 2023, Walkhampton PAL report data - DRAFT only (replace source when finalised report received) (Report - Interim). SDV365540.
A cluster of tin prospecting pits to the west of Hart Tor, just south of a narrow tin openwork. The pits are approximately circular in plan, the diameter varies between 2m and 5m. The interiors are silted and the depths are between 0m (when fully silted) and 2.5m. Each has a crescentic collar of spoil on the downslope side of up to 1m high.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV365448 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV62278 | Related to: Prospecting trench 340m south-west of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 6 2023 1:54PM |
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