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| HER Number: | MDV24828 |
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| Name: | Tin pits south of Nun's Cross Farm |
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Summary
Earthworks of Medieval or later tin pits and a small openwork located 550m southwest of Nun's Cross Farm. Pits measure on average between 2.5 metres to 4 metres in diameter and up to 1.5 metres in depth. Each has a crescentic collar of spoil on the downslope side. The openwork is 220 metres long by 23 metres wide and up to 2 metres deep.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 602 694 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of medieval or later tin working trial pits south of Nun's Cross Farm
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NW133
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1063941
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/162
- Pastscape: 1063941
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- PROSPECTING PIT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- TIN WORKS (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2363 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Line of trial pits on east-west alignment, with a branch of trial pits at SX60256945.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, H. Riley (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(23-JAN-1995) A group of tin pits and a small openwork 550 metres southwest of Nun's Cross Farm, extending across the Forest Boundary for some 670 metres (SX 5987 6923 to SX 60536943). They are disturbed by the track from Nun's Cross to Eylesbarrow.
Wessex Archaeology, 2002, Cramber Tor Training Area Rapid Condition Survey, WA223 (Report - Survey). SDV354588.
Newman, P., 2006, Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation (Report - Survey). SDV233640.
(01-AUG-2006) The pits are on average 2.5 - 4 metres in diameter and up to 1.5 metres deep. Each has a crescentic collar of spoil on the downslope side. The openwork, west of the track, is 220 metres long by a maximum of 23 metres wide and 2 metres deep.
Newman, P., 2021, Archaeological Sites within Cramber Tor Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation February 2021 (Report - Survey). SDV364449.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2363. |
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| SDV233640 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2006. Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation. English Heritage. |
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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. H. Riley. [Mapped feature: #134974 ] |
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| SDV354588 | Report - Survey: Wessex Archaeology. 2002. Cramber Tor Training Area Rapid Condition Survey. Wessex Archaeology Report. Unknown. WA223. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV49496 | Related to: Boundary stones south west of Nun's Cross Farm (Monument) |
| MDV24826 | Related to: Streamworks on the tributary streams of the Nun's Cross Brook (Monument) |
| MDV24827 | Related to: Tin pits, openworks and reservoir south-east of Nun's Cross Ford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV8711 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV6034 - Monument Condition Survey in Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV6152 - Follow-up Works to Threatened Sites in the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV6153 - Monument Baseline Condition Survey in the Cramber Tor Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 12 2022 11:34AM |
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