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| HER Number: | MDV27109 |
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| Name: | Tinner's hut, Western Red Lake |
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Summary
Remains of a possible medieval or later tinner's hut or shepherd's hut situated at the foot of a steep east-facing slope above the Western Red Lake. Archaeological field surveys in 1998 and 2001 recorded a rectangular structure measuring 4.2 metres by 2.0 metres, with walls surviving to a maximum height of 0.3 metres high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 565 828 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Structural remains of Bronze Age hut circles and earthwork remains of medieval or later streamworking along Western Red Lake
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SE56
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1143746
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/67
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- SHEPHERDS HUT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- TINNERS HUT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2149, 4295 (Aerial Photograph). SDV282746.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Hut circle visible on 1947 aerial to the west of Western Red Lake River.
Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.
(23/06/1998) The remains of a small abandoned building cut into the foot of a steep east-facing slope above the Western Red Lake. Located at SX56578281 it lies at 450m above OD. It measures 4.2m by 2.0m internally with a tumbled dry stone wall of boulders and stones 0.9m to 1.2m wide and on average 0.3m high. The entrance is not apparent and the front scarp is up to 1.8m high.
This ruined structure is probably of post-medieval origin and may be a tinner's building associated with the nearby tin workings or possibly a shepherds hut - see (Monument HOB UID 1143733) Surveyed at 1:2500 scale. It is depicted on the RCHME 1985 Aerial Photograph transcript as a hut circle.
Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.
(15/02/2001) This monument remains as described.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV282746 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2149. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4295. |
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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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| SDV350638 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #133998 ] |
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| SDV357727 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2001. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV19439 | Related to: Boundary stone by Western Red Lake (Monument) |
| MDV116632 | Related to: Streamworks on the River Tavy and its tributaries within Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
- EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 9 2021 1:17PM |
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