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| HER Number: | MDV25169 |
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| Name: | Line of trial pits on Blackslade Down |
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Summary
Tin prospecting pits on Buckland Common. An east-west alignment of 26 tin pits extending up the west slope of Buckland Common from Blackslade.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 737 748 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of a Bronze Age parallel reave system on Buckland Common and Blackslade Down, including prehistoric hut circle settlements and cairns, medieval and later remains
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SW/150
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRIAL PIT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1977, SX7374, 2/296 (Aerial Photograph). SDV314947.
Belsey, P. M., 1983 - 1987, Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist (Un-published). SDV345904.
3/3/1983 Circular depression surrounded by low bank attached to a reave see MDV25215. No stones visible in bank. Eight paces in diameter; 1/2 metre in depth. Either a tin pit or a hut circle.
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV288125.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Small group of trial pits visible on the aerial photograph spreading out from a very small openwork on Ruddycleave Water.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
The line of pits is mostly visible on the aerial photography; less clear at the western end. Map object based on this source.
Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 51, fig 18 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
Tin prospecting pits on Buckland Common. An east-west alignment of 26 tin pits extending up the west slope of Buckland Common from Blackslade.
Map object based on this source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV314947 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. SX7374. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2/296. |
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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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| SDV345904 | Un-published: Belsey, P. M.. 1983 - 1987. Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. A4 Single Sheet. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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| SDV359145 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 51, fig 18. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV25215 | Related to: Parallel reaves on Blackslade Down (Monument) |
| MDV26951 | Related to: Tin streamworks along Ruddycleave Water (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 14 2021 10:33AM |
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