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HER Number:MDV28189
Name:Openwork at Cramber Pool, Walkhampton

Summary

'Openwork 21'. Openwork at Cramber Pool (SX58957110). Water supply uncertain, probably rainwater.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 589 710
Map Sheet:SX57SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of a section of the late 18th century Devonport Leat running from Raddick Hill to Nun's Cross, including extensive tinning remains at Cramber Tor

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/225
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • OPEN CUT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV220525.

Wdro=72/900/3. May be identified with a tinwork called 'cramberwarke' documented in 1496.(wdro).

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2149, 4436 (Aerial Photograph). SDV282746.

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

Leat visible on aerial photograph.

Newman, P., 1987, The Moorland Meavy - a Tinner's Landscape, 225, 229, figs 3 and 4. (Article in Serial). SDV231207.

Openwork 21. Openwork at Cramber Pool (SX 5895 7110). Water supply uncertain, probably rainwater.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV220525Migrated Record:
SDV231207Article in Serial: Newman, P.. 1987. The Moorland Meavy - a Tinner's Landscape. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 119. Paperback Volume. 225, 229, figs 3 and 4..
SDV282746Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2149. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4436.
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

MDV42454Related to: Openwork south-east of Cramber Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area

Date Last Edited:Aug 21 2020 9:37AM