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| HER Number: | MDV25292 |
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| Name: | Tin pits on upper south slopes of the Deancombe Valley |
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Summary
A group of tin prospecting pits on upper south slopes of the Deancombe Valley. The pits are mostly round or ovoid in shape and they are between 2m and 6m diameter and up to 2m deep. All have associated collars of spoil on the downslope side. The pits are likely to have been for tin prospecting rather than extraction.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 579 683 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE369
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1451176
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/469
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PROSPECTING PIT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1978, SX5768, 1/279 (Aerial Photograph). SDV233641.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Group of trial pits visible on the 1978 aerial photograph.
Newman, P., 2006, Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation (Report - Survey). SDV233640.
(01/08/2006) A group of tin prospecting pits on upper south slopes of the Deancombe Valley. The pits are mostly round or ovoid in shape and they are between 2m and 6m diameter and up to 2m deep. All have associated collars of spoil on the downslope side. The pits are likely to have been for tin prospecting rather than extraction.
GetMapping PLC, 2015, 2015 Colour Aerial Photography (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV359717.
Visible.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV233640 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2006. Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation. English Heritage. |
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| SDV233641 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1978. SX5768. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. 1/279. |
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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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| SDV359717 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping PLC. 2015. 2015 Colour Aerial Photography (12.5cm resolution). 2015 Aerial Photograph. Digital. [Mapped feature: #130556 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV25291 | Related to: Tin pits on upper south slopes of the Deancombe Valley (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | May 25 2021 1:02PM |
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