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HER Number:MDV20830
Name:Possible tin mill at Eggworthy, Walkhampton

Summary

Possible tin mill at Eggworthy on right bank of stream flowing in to River Walkham. Field evidence includes possible wheelpit.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 542 718
Map Sheet:SX57SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SW/60

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TIN MILL? (XV to Post Medieval - 1450 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
  • WHEEL PIT (XV to Post Medieval - 1450 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

ADAS, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV235036.

Des=adas record sheet/in smr. Vis=15/2/1995 (adas) an obscure site, covered in brambles, ferns, etc + with large boulders fallen/dumped within it (adas).

Greeves, T. A. P., 1981, List of Doubtful Devon Tin Mills c1450-c1750, No 17 (Un-published). SDV336693.

Possible tin mill at Eggworthy on right bank of stream flowing in to River Walkham. Field evidence includes possible wheelpit.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not visible on 1947 vertical aerial photographs.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV235036Report - Survey: ADAS.
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV336693Un-published: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1981. List of Doubtful Devon Tin Mills c1450-c1750. Unknown. No 17.

Associated Monuments

MDV12823Related to: Eggworthy blowing mill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV12826Related to: Streamworks in woodland to south-east of Eggworthy, Walkhampton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 12 2022 11:05AM