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| HER Number: | MDV25111 |
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| Name: | Tin pits and streamworking on Caters Beam |
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Summary
Earthworks of Medieval or later tin pits and streamworking on Caters Beam. An archaeological field survey in 1995 recorded a line of pits extending over a distance of 250 metres. An area of streamworking runs from the centre of the pits northwards. It measures 200 metres long, 30 metres wide and 1 metres deep. Piles of waste from streamworking lie at the north end; to the south the working is more characteristic of an openwork. A further group of small tin pits were identified to the west.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 634 692 |
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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 | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of medieval or later tin pits and streamworking on Caters Beam
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NW149
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1064073
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/172
- 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))
- STREAMWORKS (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
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2364 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Group of trial pits visible.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, H. Riley (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(22/09/1995) A line of tin pits lies on Caters Beam, running for some 250 metres from SX 6334 6900 to SX 6357 6907.
An area of streamworking runs from the centre of these tin pits northwards (SX 6345 6905 to SX 6345 6922). It is about 200 metres long, 30 metres wide and 1 metre deep. Piles of waste from streamworking lie at the north end; to the south the working is more characteristic of an openwork. A further group of small tin pits lies to the west, running for 70 metres from SX 63286918 to 63346920.
English Heritage, 2005, Industrial Survey Information (Report - Survey). SDV346396.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2364. |
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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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| SDV346396 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Industrial Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #84930 ] |
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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. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 10 2022 4:58PM |
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