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| HER Number: | MDV27880 |
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| Name: | Group of tin prospecting pits on Quickbeam Hill, Ugborough |
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Summary
Group of tin prospecting pits on Quickbeam Hill
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 649 648 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ugborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UGBOROUGH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of the early 20th century China Clay works at Redlake Mine and the associated railway, as well as prehistoric remains on Ugborough Moor
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/169
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRIAL PIT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1969, NMR SX6463, 2 (Aerial Photograph). SDV165976.
Photograph taken on 22nd April 1969.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Three possibly as many as eight, shafts, with spoilheaps covering 0.6 hectares visible on aerial photograph.
Newman, P., 2018, Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet) (Cartographic). SDV361913.
Groupf of eighteen pits shown on survey.
Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, Appendix 1 (Report - Survey). SDV362921.
A cluster of approximately 16 tin prospecting pits on Quickbeam Hill. The pits are 3 to 5 metres diameter, with a small collar of spoil on the exterior. These features have not been dated but the most likely period for this activity would be post-medieval.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV165976 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1969. NMR SX6463. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2. |
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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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| SDV361913 | Cartographic: Newman, P.. 2018. Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet). GIS ShapeFile. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27881 | Related to: Large group of tin prospecting pits on Quickbeam Hill, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV27882 | Related to: Possible mine shaft or two tin prospecting pits on Quickbeam Hill, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV25727 | Related to: Row of tin prospecting pits on Quickbeam Hill, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV122824 | Related to: Tin pits and shaft on west side of Quickbeam Hill (Monument) |
| MDV25728 | Related to: Trial tin prospecting pits on Quickbeam Hill, Ugborough (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 24 2020 4:38PM |
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