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| HER Number: | MDV25112 |
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| Name: | TRIAL PIT in the Parish of Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
A SW to NE oriented line of tin pits marking the site of a lodeback working on the NW flank of Great Gnats Head. The pits vary in size from around 2m in diameter to nearly 6m and several have been combined to form small opencast workings.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 611 678 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of a line of extractive pits and opencast workings on the NW flank of Great Gnats Head
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of tin streaming and trial pits at Wheal Katherine Mine
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NW172
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1355765
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/173
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 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 extending from SX 6159 6832 to SX 6132 6845 visible on the aerial image (1946) with a short branch extending to SX 6133 6835.
Robertson, J. G., 1991, The Archaeology of the Upper Plym (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV166324.
Tin pits depicted and described by Robertson.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(22/08/2001) SX 61076809 to SX 61506837. A SW to NE oriented line of tin pits marking the site of a lodeback working on the NW flank of Great Gnats Head. The pits vary in size from around 2m in diameter to nearly 6m and several have been combined to form small opencast workings.
Smaller clusters of pits following similarly oriented deposits are centred at SX 61336750 and SX 61816827.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV166324 | Post-Graduate Thesis: Robertson, J. G.. 1991. The Archaeology of the Upper Plym. |
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| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2363. |
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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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| SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV66637 | Related to: Streamworks at Wheal Katherine Tin Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2023 4:52PM |
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