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| HER Number: | MDV24703 |
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| Name: | Tinworking remains north of Stoney Girt |
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Summary
Earthwork remains of medieval or later tinworks situated on the upper slopes above the right bank of the River Avon, north of Stoney Girt. The features were recorded during an archaeological field survey in 1996 and comprise two clusters of small pits linked by a leat. The pits follow a broad east to west line suggesting the presence of an underlying lode, and have diameters of between 4 metres and 6 metres with a maximum depth of 0.7 metres. The leat measures 5 metres wide and 1 meep, and runs between the two areas. It probably assisted in the drainage of the upper, west workings.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 653 665 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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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: SX66NE115
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1060544
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/153
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- LEAT (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- TIN WORKS (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV271584.
Aph=nmr sx6666/4.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Linear openwork visible less than 0.2 hectares in area.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(31/01/1996) Centred SX 6535366495. Two clusters of small tin pits centred at SX 65166642 and SX 65496651 linked by a dry and silted water channel lie on the upper slopes above the right bank of the River Avon N of Stoney Girt. The pits follow a broad E to W line suggesting the presence of an underlying lode. They are small with diameters between 4.0 and 6.0 and a maximum depth of 0.7m. The water channel runs between the two areas and probably assisted the drainage of the upper, W, workings. Though now disturbed and overgrown it measures, on average, 5.0m wide and 1.0m deep.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV271584 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: 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. |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV132184 | Related to: Leat at Huntingdon Warren (Monument) |
| MDV24692 | Related to: Streamworks at Stony Girt (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 20 2021 2:51PM |
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