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| HER Number: | MDV20847 |
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| Name: | Troughs on the bank of the Red Brook, South Brent |
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Summary
Two granite troughs on the right bank of the Red Brook recorded by Greeves (1981). Burnard (1891) and Lewis (1923) refer to the two troughs at the above grid reference. Neither is a mouldstone though they may be connected with tin-working.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 664 626 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/356
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TROUGH (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Burnard, R., 1891, The Antiquity of Mining on Dartmoor, 100 (Article in Serial). SDV261492.
Lewis, W. S., 1923, The West of England Tin Mining, 33 (Monograph). SDV153596.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1981, List of Doubtful Devon Tin Mills c1450-c1750, No. 42 (Un-published). SDV336693.
SX 664 626 Two granite troughs, right bank of the Red Brook. Burnard and Lewis refer to the two troughs at the above grid reference. Neither is a mouldstone though they may be connected with tin-working.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV153596 | Monograph: Lewis, W. S.. 1923. The West of England Tin Mining. The West of England Tin Mining. Unknown. 33. |
| SDV261492 | Article in Serial: Burnard, R.. 1891. The Antiquity of Mining on Dartmoor. Transactions of the Plymouth Institution and Devon and Cornwall Natural History Society. 10. Unknown. 100. |
| SDV336693 | Un-published: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1981. List of Doubtful Devon Tin Mills c1450-c1750. Unknown. No. 42. [Mapped feature: #10875 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13398 | Related to: Possible trough at Redlake Ford, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 5 2023 12:21PM |
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