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HER Number:MDV28123
Name:STREAMWORKS in the Parish of Cornwood

Summary

Three small areas of tin-working waste with small heaps (two areas on left bank of River Erme) on NMR 1976 aerial image at SX 6420 6130.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 642 612
Map Sheet:SX66SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishCornwood
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishHARFORD

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork remains of a field system with possible prehistoric origins surrounding Lower Piles deserted medieval farmstead, as well as a prehistoric cairn and industrial streamworking along Piles Brook and the River Erme

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/232
  • 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). SDV142396.

Aph=nmr sx6461/2(22/4/1976).

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

Three small areas of tin-working waste with small heaps (two areas on left bank of River Erme) on NMR 1976 aerial image at SX 6420 6130.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV142396Aerial Photograph:
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

MDV123435Related to: Enclosure north of Yadsworthy Waste, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV102679Related to: Ruined building and enclosure north-east of Yadsworthy Waste, Cornwood (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley

Date Last Edited:Aug 14 2023 2:21PM