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| HER Number: | MDV26533 |
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| Name: | Tin prospecting pits north of Bagtor |
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Summary
A large cluster of over 40 tin prospecting pits, some conjoined, and a 35 metre long tinwork.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 763 758 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ilsington |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ILSINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NE/101
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PROSPECTING PIT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2445 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
2445
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Group of trial pits visible on the 1946 aerial photograph.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 54, Figure 19 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
Tin prospecting pits north of Bagtor. A large cluster of over 40 tin prospecting pits, some conjoined, and a 35 metre long tinwork. Condition is stable. SX76300 75800.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2445. |
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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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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #85349 ] |
| SDV359145 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 54, Figure 19. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8082 | Related to: Bagtor Mine, Ilsington (Monument) |
| MDV15725 | Related to: Evidence of medieval strip cultivation 170 metres north of Bag Tor (Monument) |
| MDV26537 | Related to: Field bank and remnant enclosures at Bag Tor (Monument) |
| MDV26531 | Related to: Tin openwork mine shafts north of Bagtor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 22 2023 4:33PM |
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