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| HER Number: | MDV25987 |
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| Name: | Tin working north of Nun's Cross Farm |
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Summary
A series of Tinners pits, openworks, and erosion gullies, on the steep E-facing slope W of Fox Tor Mires. The tin pits lie on a N-S line between SX 60937011 and SX 60947000 and are, on average 4m in diameter and 1.7m deep. A deep openwork extends diagonally down the slope from SX 60887024 to SX 60887039. The E-W erosion gullies have been further deepened by opportunists tin prospecting.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 608 703 |
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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: SX67SW114
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 910506
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/202
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- OPEN CUT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- PROSPECTING PIT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- TIN WORKS (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2364 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Group of trial pits visible between two leats.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(06/06/1988) Centred at SX 60887033 are a series of Tinners pits, openworks, and erosion gullies, on the steep E-facing slope W of Fox Tor Mires. The tin pits lie on a N-S line between SX 60937011 and SX 60947000 and are, on average 4m in diameter and 1.7m deep.
A deep openwork extends diagonally down the slope from SX 60887024 to SX 60887039. The E-W erosion gullies have been further deepened by opportunists tin prospecting.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2364. |
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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. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #136010 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8630 - Fox Tor Newtake Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 11 2022 1:28PM |
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