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| HER Number: | MDV26095 |
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| Name: | Streamworking on tributary of the River Swincombe |
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Summary
Intensive streamworking activity lies on both banks of a narrow tributary of the River Swincombe in a broad, heavily silted valley. Also a short length of deep openwork (centred at SX 63177254) occurs at its upper end.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 633 724 |
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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: SX67SW224
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 620100
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/282
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OPEN CUT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
- STREAMWORKS (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Duchy of Cornwall, 1805-1818, Map showing freeholds & early enclosures on Dartmoor (Cartographic). SDV222734.
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.
Small openwork visible and recorded.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(01/03/1989) SX 63267260 to SX 63547232. Evidence of intensive streamworking activity lies on both banks of a narrow tributary of the River Swincombe in a broad, heavily silted valley. Also a short length of deep openwork (centred at SX 63177254) occurs at its upper end. Deep gerts, turf-covered stream-washed gravel heaps and tinners channels are visible but no tinners buildings were identified. The workings are depicted on an early C19th map.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV222734 | Cartographic: Duchy of Cornwall. 1805-1818. Map showing freeholds & early enclosures on Dartmoor. Unknown. |
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| 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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| 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: #135968 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV54457 | Related to: Leat serving Swincombe Farm (Monument) |
| MDV26096 | Related to: Streamworking on the marshy flood plain of the River Swincombe (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8146 - Royal Commission Survey at Down Ridge and Swincombe
- EDV8628 - Tor Royal Farm Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 10 2022 2:27PM |
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