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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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