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HER Number: | MDV52428 |
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Name: | Prospecting pits on west side of cairn at west end of Hingston Hill stone row, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Two tin prospecting pits on west side of cairn at west end of Hingston Hill stone row. They each consist of a sub-rectangular pit measuring 3 metres by 1.8 metres by 0.7 metres deep, with an associated crescent shaped bank standing up to 0.3 metres high lying immediately to the north.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 586 692 |
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Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE29
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/569
- Old SAM Ref: 24084
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PIT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX56NE29, SX56NE29 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV237172.
Gerrard, G. A. M., 1986, The Early Cornish Tin Industry: An Archaeological & Historical Survey, 254 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV156659.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130922 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited on 25th May 1993. Two prospecting pits lie immediately west of the encircled cairn. They each consist of a sub-rectangular pit measuring 3 metres by 1.8 metres by 0.7 metres deep, with an associated crescent shaped bank standing up to 0.3 metres high lying immediately to the north. These pits were excavated by tinners searching for tin ore and others within the vicinity probably belong to the same phase of exploration.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1009090 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
This monument includes a single stone alignment and a cairn situated on a saddle between the north west flank of Eylesbarrow and Down Tor. Two tin prospecting pits lie immediately against the western edge of the kerb and form part of a wider group.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV156659 | Post-Graduate Thesis: Gerrard, G. A. M.. 1986. The Early Cornish Tin Industry: An Archaeological & Historical Survey. University of Lampeter. Unknown. 254. |
SDV237172 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX56NE29. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX56NE29. |
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SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130922. [Mapped feature: #118059 ] |
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SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1009090. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV3439 | Related to: Cairn at west end of Hingston Hill stone row east of Down Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV3502 | Related to: Hingston Hill Stone Row, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
- EDV6034 - Monument Condition Survey in Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV6152 - Follow-up Works to Threatened Sites in the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV6153 - Monument Baseline Condition Survey in the Cramber Tor Training Area
Date Last Edited: | Apr 13 2021 11:36AM |
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