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| HER Number: | MDV27092 |
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| Name: | Trial tin working pits on Beardown Hill |
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Summary
Line of trial pits lying against the contours on the west slope of Beardown Hill.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 598 762 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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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
- SHINE: Extensive earthwork and structural remains of the late 18th century Devonport Leat, Bronze Age features north-east of Nun’s Cross, Whiteworks Tin Mine and other tinning remains on Walkhampton Common as well as earthworks of Bachelors Hall Mine
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/103
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRIAL PIT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
NMR, CITING PROBERT, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV220021.
Line of trial pits lying against the contours on the west slope of beardown hill (rchm app 1985). Vis=8/8/1988 (rchme) raf ap shows a line of pits sx60007609 to sx59767626 (nmr, citing probert).
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV220022.
Aph=raf cpe uk 2149 3167(11/6/1947).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV220023.
Nmr=sx57ne64.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV220024.
Probert, s. A. J. /(8/8/1988)/rchme field investigation.
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV220025.
Aph=raf/cpe/uk 1890/2475/(10/12/1946).
English Heritage, 2005, Industrial Survey Information (Report - Survey). SDV346396.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV220021 | Report - Survey: NMR, CITING PROBERT. |
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| SDV220022 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV220023 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV220024 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV220025 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV346396 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Industrial Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #85590 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV32747 | Related to: Beardown Tin Mine adjacent to Devonport Leat on Beardown Hill (Monument) |
| MDV62521 | Related to: Leat on Beardown Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV19902 | Related to: The Devonport Leat, Dartmoor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 12 2018 4:19PM |
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