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| HER Number: | MDV25408 |
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| Name: | Tin working above the western side of Venford Reservoir |
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Summary
A line and several clusters of tin pits above the western side of Venford Reservoir. The clusters are composed of small prospecting pits with diameters in the range of 2.0 to 4.0m and up to 1.0m deep while the line between SX 68057106 and SX 67577116 appears to be a lode-back working with pits up to 7.5m in diameter and 2.5m deep.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 679 710 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Holne |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLNE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE253
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1078192
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/335
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/338
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/346
- Old SAM Ref: 22368
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2374-2375 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
National Monuments Record, 1979, NMR SF1457, 473-475 (Aerial Photograph). SDV172921.
National Monuments Record, 1979, NMR SX6871/4, 467-472 (Aerial Photograph). SDV346524.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Area of streamwork extending from the Venford Reservoir westwards. Visible on the 1979 National Monuments Record aerial photograph.
Row of trial pits extending from SX 67607117 to SX 68057106. Visible on 1946 RAF and 1979 NMR aerial photographs.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 1997, Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV173671.
(25/04/1996) Centred SX 67827108. An E to W line and several clusters of tin pits lie on the gentle E facing slope above the W side of Venford Reservoir. The clusters are composed of small prospecting pits with diameters in the range of 2.0 to 4.0m and up to 1.0m deep while the E to W line between SX 68057106 and SX 67577116 appears to be a lode-back working with pits up to 7.5m in diameter and 2.5m deep.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2374-2375. |
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| SDV172921 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. NMR SF1457. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. 473-475. |
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| SDV173671 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 1997. Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #135620 ] |
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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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| SDV346524 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. NMR SX6871/4. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 467-472. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6388 | Related to: Pair of hut circles near leat west of Holne Reservoir (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 17 2022 1:06PM |
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