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| HER Number: | MDV28466 |
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| Name: | Tinners building in Prehistoric settlement in Knackersmill Gulf, Cornwood |
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Summary
One of two tinners buildings within a prehistoric enclosure in Knackersmill Gulf on the Erme Plain
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 636 651 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 66 NW 58
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/183
- Pastscape: 441729
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TINNERS HUT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Three sides of a very small building shown on 19th century map.
Crossing, W., 1912 (1965), Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor, 404 (Monograph). SDV320981.
Worth, R. H., 1940, The Dartmoor Blowing House, 219, 250 (Article in Serial). SDV154693.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1981, List of Doubtful Devon Tin Mills c1450-c1750 (Un-published). SDV336693.
Two structures in Knackersmill Gulf. A shallow valley with a small stream, on the right bank of the Erme, immediately opposite Hook Lane Foot. No blowing house, but there are the remains of two small square buildings and the name clearly indicates the former existence of a stamping mill in the immediate neighbourhood. Not likely to have been a tin mill. Knackersmill placename probably derived from mill at Hook Lane.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not recorded on aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 69-70, Map 55, Figure 55.3 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Rectangular building '8' of 3 metres by 2 metres is a probable tinners hut within a possible former hut circle
Newman, P., 2018, Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet) (Cartographic). SDV361913.
Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, Appendix 1 , Figure 9 (Report - Survey). SDV362921.
A possible tinners’ building, or lodge, is adjacent to the edge of the tinwork. The walls have been embanked on the exterior but part of the interior wall face survives, measuring 5 metres by 2.5 metres and over 1 metre high at the eastern end. The entrance opening was on the south side.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Small building shown on modern mapping.
National Monuments Record, 2019, Pastscape, 441729, SX66NW58 (Website). SDV362732.
At SX 63646510 and SX 63676511 are two ruined rectangular buildings of drystone construction. One measures approximately 8.0 metres by 4.0 metres the other 5.0 metres by 2.5 metres. The tumbled walling is from 0.4 metres to 0.8 metres high. Both are in an area of tin-streaming and may be tinners' huts. Found during field investigation.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV154693 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1940. The Dartmoor Blowing House. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 72. 219, 250. |
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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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| SDV320981 | Monograph: Crossing, W.. 1912 (1965). Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 404. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336693 | Un-published: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1981. List of Doubtful Devon Tin Mills c1450-c1750. Unknown. |
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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 69-70, Map 55, Figure 55.3. |
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| SDV361913 | Cartographic: Newman, P.. 2018. Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet). GIS ShapeFile. Digital. |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #119013 ] |
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| SDV362732 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2019. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 441729, SX66NW58. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5155 | Related to: BUILDING in the Parish of Cornwood (Building) |
| MDV13172 | Related to: Enclosure and hut circles on Erme Plains, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV4239 | Related to: Hut circle in Prehistoric enclosure on Erme Plains, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV4237 | Related to: Hut circle in prehistoric settlement on Erme Plains, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV4238 | Related to: Hut circle in prehistoric settlement on Erme Plains, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV126536 | Related to: Hut circle outside prehistoric enclosure on Erme Plains, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV4240 | Related to: Hut circles within prehistoric enclosure on Erme Plains, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV123439 | Related to: Tinners building in Prehistoric settlement in Knackersmill Gulf, Cornwood (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 4 2019 10:02AM |
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