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| HER Number: | MDV2263 |
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| Name: | Find of ingot near Slade, Cornwood |
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Summary
Ingot found in 1879 when a field was drained in the valley of the Piall Brook near Slade, Cornwood. Could have been cut at lower blowing house on the River Yealm Exact location unknown.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 59 58 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| Civil Parish | Sparkwell |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX55NE/9
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD? (Between))
Full description
Worth, R. H., 1940, The Dartmoor Blowing House, 239-240 fig.7, fig.1, pl.18 (Article in Serial). SDV154693.
Only one Dartmoor ingot is known to have survived. Found 1879 when a field was drained in the valley of the Piall Brook near Slade, Cornwood. Could have been cut at lower blowing house on the River Yealm (Plymouth Institution Museum).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV154693 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1940. The Dartmoor Blowing House. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 72. Paperback Volume. 239-240 fig.7, fig.1, pl.18. [Mapped feature: #12178 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV1793 | Related to: Slade, Cornwood (Building) |
Associated Finds
- FDV2384 - INGOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD?)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 31 2023 1:46PM |
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