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HER Number:MDV28229
Name:Tin prospecting pits, Walkhampton Common

Summary

Large group of scattered trial pits visible on 1947 Royal Air Force aerial photographs.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 551 711
Map Sheet:SX57SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/265

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • PROSPECTING PIT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2149, 4442 (Aerial Photograph). SDV282746.

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

SX 5513 7116 Large group of trial pits visible on 1947 aerial photograph.

Environment Agency WMS, 2020, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV364513.

Visible on lidar data.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV282746Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2149. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4442.
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.
SDV364513Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2020. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #139656 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV51529Related to: Former gravel pit, Walkhampton Common (Monument)
MDV28227Related to: Leat, Walkhampton Common (Monument)
MDV130627Related to: Tin prospecting pits, Walkhampton Common (Monument)
MDV134550Related to: Trackway on Walkhampton Common (Monument)
MDV28228Related to: Trial pits, Walkhampton Common (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 21 2023 12:05PM

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