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| HER Number: | MDV25056 |
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| Name: | Trial pits at Plym Head |
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Summary
Earthworks of Medieval or later tin pits and a small opencast working situated 150 metres west of Plym Head. An archaeological field survey in 1994 recorded the opencast working as measuring 8 metres wide and 2.2 metres deep. It is oriented southwest to northeast and runs for about 30 metres from the right bank of the River Plym. Its line is continued by the tin pits for a further 100 metres. The pits range between 4 metres to 7 metres in diameter and have a maximum depth of 2 metres.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 620 684 |
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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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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of tin streaming and trial pits at Wheal Katherine Mine
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NW82
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1063572
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/121/1
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- PROSPECTING PIT (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- TIN WORK (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV146878.
Aph=raf cpe uk 1890/4355(10/12/1946).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
SX 6212 6830 Group of trial pits associated with streamworks described on headsheet.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(11/11/1994) SX 62086844 to SX 61966834. A short opencast lode working and a southwest to northeast line of tin pits, 150 metres west of Plym Head. The opencast working measures 8.0m wide and 2.2m deep. It is oriented southwest to northeast and runs for about 30m from the right bank of the River Plym. Its line is continued by the tin pits for a further 100m. The pits are generally large with diameters in the range 4.0m to 7.0m and they remain a maximum of 2.0m deep.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV146878 | 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. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #135001 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV25055 | Related to: STREAMWORKS in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 30 2023 11:15AM |
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