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| HER Number: | MDV25947 |
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| Name: | Streamworking on the north bank of the West Dart River |
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Summary
There is a substantial 1.2m deep ditch with upcast banks of gravel material on each side, working extends from SX 61157464 to SX 61257459 and again from SX 61327455 to SX 61517447. The gap between the two lengths of ditch is occupied by large shallow and amorphous tin pits and vague depressions. The western end of the ditch presumably opened into the river at some stage but this intake is now blocked; the eastern, downstream, end drains into the river.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 615 744 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW142
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 907125
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/161
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STREAMWORK (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 1301 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Ditch, possibly forming a boundary to peat cutting, extends to sx61157465.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(02/02/1988) SX 61157464 to SX 61517447. The remains of a streamworking site extend along the north bank of the West Dart River. A substantial 1.2m deep ditch with upcast banks of gravel material on each side (depicted on the OS 25" (1)) extends from SX 61157464 to SX 61257459 and again from SX 61327455 to SX 61517447. The gap between the two lengths of ditch is occupied by large shallow and amorphous tin pits and vague depressions. The western end of the ditch presumably opened into the river at some stage but this intake is now blocked; the eastern, downstream, end drains into the river.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1301. |
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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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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. M. J. Fletcher. [Mapped feature: #137797 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV25957 | Related to: Streamworks on the Blackbrook River, south of Roundhill Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8639 - Princehall Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 22 2023 4:30PM |
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