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| HER Number: | MDV26225 |
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| Name: | Tin pits on Riddon Ridge |
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Summary
A line of tinners prospecting pits measuring 4m in diameter and 0.75m deep.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 665 762 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NE |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NE152
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 913463
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/213
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PROSPECTING PIT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monument Record, 1977, SX6676/4, 98-103 (Aerial Photograph). SDV246734.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Group of trial pits visible on NMR 1977 aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(07/09/1992) SX 66637625 to SX 66567624. A line of tinners' prospecting pits on the moderate south-west facing slope of Riddon Ridge 450m east of Whiteslade House. The pits average 4.0m in diameter and 0.75m deep. Waste material forms crescentic banks on the downslope (west) side. An inscribed stone (SX 67 NE 140) possibly a tinners' bound stone lies in the southern edge of the spoil heap associated with the easternmost pit.
A further line of pits lies parallel and 100m north-west of these pits (SX 67 NE 145).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV246734 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1977. SX6676/4. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 98-103. |
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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: #135317 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV26223 | Related to: Tin pits on Riddon Ridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8296 - Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 4 2022 3:25PM |
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