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| HER Number: | MDV26097 |
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| Name: | Group of trial pits north of Swincombe Intake works, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Group of trial pits north of Swincombe Intake works around an openwork
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 629 721 |
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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: SX67SW235
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/288
- Pastscape: 620261
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRIAL PIT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 2149/3429 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Photograph taken on 11th June1947.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Trial pits visible around an openwork on aerial photograph.
English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.
Group of trial pits shown on survey.
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 620261, SX67SW235 (Website). SDV363416.
Field Investigation on 6th March 1989. Centred at SX 62907220. A scattered group of at least 65 tin pits occupy 3.5 hectares of a shallow valley and broad saddle between 347 metres and 355 metres OD. Extensive streamworkings lie to the southwest.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 2149/3429. |
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| SDV345855 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Survey Information (miscellaneous date). English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #129175 ] |
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| SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 620261, SX67SW235. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6261 | Related to: Stone circle 270 meters north-west of Swincombe intake (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8146 - Royal Commission Survey at Down Ridge and Swincombe
- EDV8628 - Tor Royal Farm Duchy Farms Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 11 2021 11:44AM |
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