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HER Number: | MDV26094 |
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Name: | OPEN CUT in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Openwork visible on aerial at SX 6470 7280 and recorded.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 647 728 |
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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
- SHINE: Walling of Bronze Age hut circle and earthworks and open cut remains of 19th century Gobbett Tin Mine, including tunnel adjacent to the River Swincombe
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/281
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OPEN CUT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2149, 3428 (Aerial Photograph). SDV282746.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Openwork visible on aerial at SX 6470 7280 and recorded on map overlay.
Devon County Council Photographic Unit, 1988, DAP/JW, 1-2a (Aerial Photograph). SDV214895.
Bruce, B., 1999, Field excursion to Gobbett Tin Mine and Deep Swincombe 10/10/1998, 4-5 (Article in Serial). SDV235654.
Large openwork aligned east-west associated with Gobbett Tin Mine. A leat supplied water to the east end and a possible reservoir was observed inside an adjacent enclosure wall. Work suggested a 15th or 16th century date but the earliest documentary reference was from the early 17th century.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV214895 | Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council Photographic Unit. 1988. DAP/JW. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1-2a. |
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SDV235654 | Article in Serial: Bruce, B.. 1999. Field excursion to Gobbett Tin Mine and Deep Swincombe 10/10/1998. Dartmoor Tinworking Research Group Newsletter. 16. Unknown. 4-5. |
SDV282746 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2149. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3428. |
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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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Associated Monuments
MDV6282 | Part of: Gobbett Tin Mine, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8112 - Plane table survey of Gobbett Tin Mine
- EDV8632 - Sherberton Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
Date Last Edited: | Jul 24 2023 12:35PM |
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