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HER Number:MDV25727
Name:Row of tin prospecting pits on Quickbeam Hill, Ugborough

Summary

Row of tin prospecting pits visible on aerial photograph on Quickbeam Hill

Location

Grid Reference:SX 650 642
Map Sheet:SX66SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishUgborough
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishUGBOROUGH

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork remains of a row of tin workers trial pits on Quickbeam Hill

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/430
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TRIAL PIT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, CPE/UK 1890, 2283-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDV140289.

Photograph taken on 10th December 1946.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Row of trial pits visible on aerial photograph.

Newman, P., 2018, Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet) (Cartographic). SDV361913.

Row of eleven pits shown on survey.

Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, Appendix 1 (Report - Survey). SDV362921.

A linear cluster of tin prospecting pits on Quickbeam Hill. The approximately circular pits are up to 5.0 metres diameter and 1.0 to 2.0 metres deep. Each has a small spoil heap on the northern side.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV140289Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. CPE/UK 1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2283-4.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
SDV361913Cartographic: Newman, P.. 2018. Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet). GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #119021 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV27880Related to: Group of tin prospecting pits on Quickbeam Hill, Ugborough (Monument)
MDV27881Related to: Large group of tin prospecting pits on Quickbeam Hill, Ugborough (Monument)
MDV123442Related to: Trial pit on Quickbeam Hill (Monument)
MDV25728Related to: Trial tin prospecting pits on Quickbeam Hill, Ugborough (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley

Date Last Edited:Apr 24 2020 4:52PM