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Summary

Streamwork on Hentor Warren side of the Hentor Brook. From confluence with Hentor Meadow Brook at SX 5846 6553 to SX 5877 6534.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1019082: Multi-period remains at Hentor Warren

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX56NE360
• National Monuments Record: SX66NW84
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1063602
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1447922
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/366
• Old SAM Ref: 24230(PART)(P)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• STREAMWORK (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV164915.

Aph=nmr sf2134/53(12/4/1983).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV164917.

Des=gerrard, g. A. M. /the early cornish tin industry:an archaeological & historical survey/(1986)77-86/unpub phd thesis (sduc lampeter).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV164918.

Des=pwdro/72/990/15/(1527).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV164919.

Des=pwdro/72/1034/(1625).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV164920.

Des=pwdro/72/990/(1639).

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

Streamwork on Hentor Warren side of the Hentor Brook. From confluence with Hentor Meadow Brook at SX 5846 6553 to SX 5877 6534.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140491 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(06/11/1995) At SX58726537. An alluvial streamwork is situated within parts of the valley bottom of the Hentor Brook. The waste dumps, water channels, work areas or tyes associated with this extractive operation survive in places along the length of the brook. A small part of this streamwork is included within this monument because it lies within the area defined by the post Medieval field system (SX56NE/385). This part of the streamwork includes parts of spoil dumps represented by linear banks and hollows which indicate the position of partially backfilled tyes. The alignment and shape of the dumps indicates that exploitation was carried out using only shovels to dispose of the waste gravel and stones.
Within the area of streamwork earthworks is a large 16m x 5m x 3m high rectangular mound situated at right angles to the brook. Whilst this feature may represent a waste dump it is also possible that it is a dam which was thrown up across the hentor brook to control water flow for streamworking. Several named tinworks are recorded in this vicinity. These earthworks may therefore be identified with one, more or none of the following documented tinworks: A. 'Hentormeade/Hyndtormeade' recorded in 1527 and 1625, B. 'Woulterbrooke/Wolterbrooke' recorded in 1625 or C. 'Yeasterhill' recorded in 1625 and 1639.

Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.

Streamwork. Probably post-medieval. Site visited 01-JAN-1997 to 31-MAR-1997 and assessed for scheduling. It was not scheduled as it was not considered to be of national importance.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, Map 49 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
• EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)

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