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HER Number:MDV24722
Name:Tin working on the eastern side of Hickaton Hill, West Buckfastleigh

Summary

Complex of openworks seen running to SX 6335 6672 and then to SX 6829 6671 with a branch to SX 6824 6683.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 682 667
Map Sheet:SX66NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWest Buckfastleigh
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishBUCKFASTLEIGH

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork and stone remains of a prehistoric hut circle, adjacent medieval field system with relict boundaries and ridge and furrow and an area of later tin working and trial pits on the eastern side of Hickaton Hill, West Buckfastleigh

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/179
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • OPEN CUT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV173127.

Aph=nmr sf1457/379.

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

SX 6822 6658 Complex of openworks seen running to SX 6335 6672 and then to SX 6829 6671 with a branch to SX 6824 6683.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV173127Aerial Photograph:
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.

Associated Monuments

MDV24751Related to: Field system in farmland to east of Hickaton Hill (Monument)
MDV24723Related to: Open cut to the east of Hickaton Hill (Monument)
MDV24739Related to: Trial pits on the eastern side of Hickaton Hill, West Buckfastleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 18 2023 1:20PM