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| HER Number: | MDV27300 |
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| Name: | Streamworks by Rowter Brook |
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Summary
An area of streamworking on the Cherry Brook covering an area of 2.5 hectares. There are numerous water channels and waste heaps.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 625 801 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SW |
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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: Earthwork remains of medieval or later streamworks by Rowter Brook
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SW124
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1050214
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/132
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STREAMWORKS (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV249476.
Des=passmore, m. /dtrg newsletter/17(1999)6/the enigmatic tinworking below brown's house.
Royal Air Force, 1951, RAF/540/483, 4049-4050 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224087.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Area of streamwork with high banks and gullies visible on RAF 1951 aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, H. Riley (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(04/12/1994) Area of streamworking at the head of the Cherry Brook, centred at SX 625 802. The remains cover an area of 2.5ha. The scarp forming the edge of the worked area is well defined and up to 1.5m high in places. There are numerous characteristic water channels and waste heaps, resulting from extracting and processing the tin bearing material.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224087 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1951. RAF/540/483. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4049-4050. |
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| SDV249476 | Migrated Record: |
| 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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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. H. Riley. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8648 - Middle Merripit Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 9 2022 3:28PM |
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