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HER Number:MDV42332
Name:LEAT in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Steeperton tor tin mine.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 611 880
Map Sheet:SX68NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of Knack Tin Mine (also known as Steeperton) 400 metres south-west of Steeperton Tor, an 18th century Tin Mine worked between the 1850s-1880s

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX68NW78
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 619188
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/17/14

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LEAT (Unknown date)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV245484.

Greeves, t. A. P. /tda/117(1985)123/steeperton tor tin mine,dartmoor,devon. Steeperton tor tin mine. A leat can be traced from the e end of the dam leading towards the wheelpit (subsheets /2 and /13), but its course is unclear in the immediate vicinity of the pit (greeves).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV245484Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments

MDV4384Part of: Knack Tin Mine (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
  • EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
  • EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
  • EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range

Date Last Edited:Aug 15 2023 10:35AM