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Summary

Kingsett Mine of early 19th century origin - includes at least two tin stamping mills and ancillary buildings that straddle Newleycombe Lake. On the southern side of the river there are five drystone buildings terraced into the hillslope, four narrow ditches and a trough. The stamping mill on the northern side of the river survives as an east to west oriented 23m long and 4.5m wide platform denoted on three sides by a drystone revetment standing up to 1.4m high. A stone-faced wheelpit cut into the the centre of the platfrom measures 7m long by 1.5m wide. Alluvial tin earthworks surviving around the mill indicates that it was built on an earlier tinwork.

Location

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

• National Monuments Record: SX56NE383
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1463388
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/190

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MINE (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD to 1901 AD (Between))
• TIN MILL (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

GREEVES,1981, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV233707.

Possible tin mill sites on both banks of newleycombe lake. "the ruins on the left bank of the newleycombe lake are possibly part of a mining complex, perhaps early 19th century. The leat continues on beyond the site" (greeves,1977). Possible mill sites of unknown date on both right and left banks of newleycombe lake. Field evidence (greeves,1981).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV233708.

Burnard, r. /tpi/10(1888-9)231/on the track of the "old men",dartmoor.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV233709.

Crossing, w. /guide to dartmoor/(1912)101.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV233710.

Lewis, w. S. /the west of england tin mining/(1923)33.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV233711.

Des=greeves, t. /list of doubtful devon tin mills c.1450-c.1750/(1981)no.31 (in smr).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV233712.

Des=greeves, t. /western morning news/(25/8/1977).

Historic England, 2021-2022, NRHE to HER website, Accessed 11/05/2021 (Website). SDV364039.

(16/09/2007) SX 5775 6981 Kingsett Mine of early 19th century origin - includes at least two tin stamping mills and ancillary buildings that straddle Newleycombe Lake. On the southern side of the river there are five drystone buildings terraced into the hillslope, four narrow ditches and a trough. The stamping mill on the northern side of the river survives as an east to west oriented 23m long and 4.5m wide platform denoted on three sides by a drystone revetment standing up to 1.4m high. A stone-faced wheelpit cut into the the centre of the platfrom measures 7m long by 1.5m wide. Alluvial tin earthworks surviving around the mill indicates that it was built on an earlier tinwork.
The wheelpit could not be located although it may be obscured by the patches of impenetrable gorse that covers much of this area.
Surveyed at 1:2500 scale (citing Newman, P., 16/09/2007, English Heritage Field Investigation).
Customer comment recieved September 2016 informing that the tin mill on the south side of Newleycombe Lake is currently being cleared of gorse and the site will be the subject of a plan table survey at a later date. (source not recorded)

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project

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