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| HER Number: | MDV18397 |
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| Name: | Possible tinner's building in streamworks on River Swincombe |
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Summary
Earthwork remains of three or four short turf-covered stony banks located adjacent to a stream and are covered by a dense reed bed in shallow streamworkings. An archaeological field survey in 1989 noted that each of the banks to be about 1.0m wide and 0.4m high and while two appear to be set at right angles they may be linear piles of tinner's upcast rather than an earlier interpretation of the site as a possible tinner's hut.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 625 720 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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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: SX67SW208
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 619986
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/120
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) TINNERS HUT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
- SPOIL HEAP? (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- TIN WORKS (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T., 1982, Tinners Buildings at Tor Royal newtake (Worksheet). SDV364204.
(16/08/1982) Very ruined structure close to the left bank of stream in Tor Royal newtake. Possible building 3.5 metres square internally with three enclosures attached to the west side and a narrow enclosure to the east. Possibly a tinner's mill.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert & M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(13/03/1989) The structures and enclosure described by Greeves appear to be three or four short turf-covered stony banks. They lie at SX 62557210 adjacent to the stream and are covered by a dense reed bed in shallow streamworkings. Each is about 1.0 metre wide and 0.4 metres high and while two appear to be set at right angles they may be linear piles of tinners upcast rather than ruined buildings. There is no evidence of walling.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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 & M. J. Fletcher. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV18408 | Part of: Streamworks on a tributary of the River Swincombe (Monument) |
| MDV18394 | Related to: Tinners building close to stream in Tor Royal newtake, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV18399 | Related to: Tinners building in streamworks on Swincombe River (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8628 - Tor Royal Farm Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 16 2022 1:41PM |
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