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| HER Number: | MDV26799 |
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| Name: | Trial pits on Halshanger Common |
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Summary
Trial pits for tin prospecting visible on the aerial photography, running north-south.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 740 752 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ashburton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/157
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRIAL PIT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1979, NMR SF1459, 090 (Aerial Photograph). SDV291903.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.
Trial pits visible.
Newman, P., 2013, An Archaeological Assessment of Halshanger and Horridge Commons, Dartmoor, Devon, 11, Table 1 (Report - Assessment). SDV356396.
Prospecting pits for lode tin. The pits have silted and survive as shallow hollows 1-2 metres diameter with small heaps of spoil on the down hill side. The generally small number of pits in this area suggests the search for tin was unsuccessful in this location. Condition stable.
Newman, P., 2013, Halshanger Sites Visited and Confirmed (Report - Survey). SDV351113.
Site visited and grid reference taken from map.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV291903 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. NMR SF1459. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 090. |
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| SDV319854 | Interpretation: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV351113 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2013. Halshanger Sites Visited and Confirmed. Digital. [Mapped feature: #14553 ] |
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| SDV356396 | Report - Assessment: Newman, P.. 2013. An Archaeological Assessment of Halshanger and Horridge Commons, Dartmoor, Devon. SW Landscape Investigations Report. A4 Bound + Digital. 11, Table 1. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8041 | Related to: Halshanger Common Parallel Reave System (Monument) |
| MDV25168 | Related to: Trial pits on Halshanger Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6433 - Assessment of Halsanger Common, Horridge Common and Rippon Tor
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 18 2016 9:45AM |
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