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| HER Number: | MDV46679 |
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| Name: | Tinner's dam north of Glasscombe Corner, Ugborough |
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Summary
Tinners' dam above the openworks north of Glasscombe Corner. A long crescentic bank of earth and stone, along the contour, with two clear openings above different workings. Stony turf-covered bank 55 metres long by 1.4 metres wide and 0.9 metres high with a gap to east end.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 663 610 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ugborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UGBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/517
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DAM (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
Greeves, T. + Robinson, R., 1987, Tinners' dam north of Glasscombe Corner (Worksheet). SDV154534.
Visited 4th January 1987. Tinners' dam above the openworks north of Glasscombe Corner. A long crescentic bank of earth and stone, along the contour, with two clear openings above different workings. A leat is traceable from the left bank of the West Glaze.
Riley, H., 2021, Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Landscape, Harford and Ugborough, 17, 7.4.1 (Report - Survey). SDV364697.
A tinners'reservoir with a well preserved dam, fed by a leat off the West Glaze Brook above the streamworks at Glasscombe Corner.
Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites (Report - Survey). SDV364699.
Visited on 20th March 2021, surveyed and photogaphed. Dam for tinners' reservoir on edge of streamworks north-east of Glasscombe Corner: stony turf-covered bank, 1.4 metres wide, 0.9 metres high, 55 metres long with gap to east end.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV154534 | Worksheet: Greeves, T. + Robinson, R.. 1987. Tinners' dam north of Glasscombe Corner. A4 Single Sheet. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV132370 | Related to: Area of tinworking streamworks and trial pits east of Glasscombe Corner, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV25700 | Related to: Leat from West Glaze Brook to tinner's reservoir, Ugborough (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2022 11:09AM |
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