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| HER Number: | MDV26075 |
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| Name: | Streamworks in Deep Swincombe |
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Summary
An area of medieval or later streamworks covering an area of 1.3 hectares in Deep Swincombe. An archaeological survey in 1988 recorded the streamworks comprising of upcast dumps of discarded gravel and small stone together with evidence for cutting into stream banks to get at the tin-bearing ground. No water channels were visible.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 641 721 |
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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: SX67SW182
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 908696
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/262
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STREAMWORKS (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2369 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Streamwork, with spoilheaps, visible and recorded.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, P. Pattison (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(15/07/1988) 1.3ha of streamworking, part of a much larger worked area extending up the valley to the S, examined in Deep Swincombe during RCHME survey of Sherberton Farm.
The workings consist of upcast dumps of discarded gravel and small stone together with evidence for cutting into stream banks to get at the tin-bearing ground. No water channels are visible in this lower part of the Deep Swincombe streamworks.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2369. |
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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. P. Pattison. [Mapped feature: #135965 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6265 | Parent of: Tinner's hut or cache in streamworks, Deep Swincombe (Building) |
| MDV26096 | Related to: Streamworking on the marshy flood plain of the River Swincombe (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 15 2022 11:54AM |
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