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Summary

Reservoir 18 metres square by 2 metres deep within the streamworks to the south of Great Links Tor

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1021214: Foxhole Mine and other tinworks south east of Arms Tor

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• RESERVOIR (Constructed, XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 223, Map 43 (Monograph). SDV219155.

The water flow at the north end of the Doetor Brook was not sufficient and a square reservoir 18 metres across by 2 metres deep was constructed to the west of Dick's Well to supplement the supply, emptying via a leat through the south-west corner.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.

Small square feature shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2024, National Heritage List for England, 1021214 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365835.

The monument includes Foxhole Mine, the core part of Doetor Brook alluvial tin streamwork and associated mining remains including openworks, reservoirs, prospecting trenches and pits, buildings and an adit situated on either side of the upper reaches of the Doetor Brook.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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