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HER Number:MDV27916
Name:Streamworks on the Ranny Brook, Cornwood

Summary

Tin streams and heaps along both sides of Ranny Brook SX 6182 6322 to SX 6230 6375 and SX 6270 6346 visible on RAF and NMR aerial images where there are extensive opencast mines.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 622 634
Map Sheet:SX66SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishCornwood
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishCORNWOOD

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork remains of medieval or later tin streamworking on the Ranny Brook on Penn Moor

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/228
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • STREAMWORK (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV146912.

Aph=nmr sf1457/326-327(1/3/1979).

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2283 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Tin streams and heaps along both sides of Ranny Brook SX 6182 6322 to SX 6230 6375 and SX 6270 6346 visible on RAF and NMR aerial images where there are extensive opencast mines.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV146912Aerial Photograph:
SDV169268Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2283.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.

Associated Monuments

MDV50921Related to: Leat cutting through settlement north of Ranny Brook (Monument)
MDV27915Related to: Open cut in prehistoric settlement east of the River Yealm and north of Ranny Brook, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV50923Related to: Section of leat in settlement north of Ranny Brook (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 31 2023 3:57PM