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Summary

Crescentic, measuring 23m long. In fair condition. Supplied by leat (MDV62284/62275), this supplied a small openwork below.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1020129: Tinworks and other archaeological remains in the Meavy valley at Stanlake, Black Tor, Hart Tor and Cramber Tor

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX57SE245
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1461638
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/310
• Old SAM Ref: 24106

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• TINNERS RESERVOIR (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

Newman, P., 1987, The Moorland Meavy - a Tinner's Landscape, 229, 232, fig 3. (Article in Serial). SDV231207.

Reservoir 'A' supplied by leat SX57SE/301. Crescentic. Measures 23m long. In fair condition. Supplied a small openwork below.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152517 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(01/05/1997) Reservoir 340m south west of Hart Tor.

Gerrard, S., 1998, Hart Tor Tinworks, 19; fig 11 (Article in Serial). SDV360974.

Reservoir depicted on numeroud figures in Gerrard's report.

Bluesky, 2006 - 2007, Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV341189.

Fletcher, M. J., 2007-2008, Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project (Report - Survey). SDV359195.

(20/10/2007) A leat and reservoir with a second leat following a parallel course lower down the slope. Both leats draw water from the Hart Tor Brook; the upper conveys it to the tinners reservoir located in open moorland on the south-west slope of Hart Tor (SX57897174). From here the upper leat runs to the top of a complex tin openwork situated to the west of the tor (SX57927193). Whether the leat is of one build that included the reservoir or whether it was constructed in two distinct stages for two separate functions perhaps firstly to feed the openwork adjacent to the reservoir is not clear, although the earthwork evidence suggests the latter. The tinners reservoir comprises an 0.6m high curvilinear earthen bank that has a gap near the centre. There is a shallow depressed area for water storage on the uphill side. The lower leat can be only traced between SX57897155 and SX57907195. Surveyed at 1:2500 scale

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7517 - Survey of Hart Tor tin works
• EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project

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