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| HER Number: | MDV54353 |
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| Name: | Tinners hut in area of streamworking on Beardown Hill |
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Summary
A tinner's hut is cut into a pile of streamworking debris on the north bank of the Beardown Brook.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 595 774 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57NE55
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 619357
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/139
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TINNERS HUT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Hemery, E., 1983, High Dartmoor, 402 (Monograph). SDV249702.
"As the valley deepens below the source more early tin works occur. A cache has been formed on the right bank. And a short way below this (also right bank) is a small very ruinous tinner's house".
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1991, Duchy of Cornwall Enclosed Farmland Project: Archaeological Survey and Evaluation Dartmoor infill areas (Report - Survey). SDV364202.
(08/08/1988) SX 59597743. A tinner's hut is cut into a pile of streamworking debris (SX 57 NE 54) on the N bank of the Beardown Brook. It measures 5.1m E-W by 1.9m N-S, with walls of unmortared boulders. The W end is much disturbed though the walls at the E end are 0.9m high and of four courses. A possible entrance, 0.9m wide, is visible in the centre of the S wall. The interior of the hut is largely rubble filled and no fireplace can be seen.
Newman, P., 2004, Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV346874.
(10/08/2004) The walls are in fair condition though tumbled in places.
English Heritage, 2005, Industrial Survey Information (Report - Survey). SDV346396.
(Source date: 8/8/1988) A tinner's hut is cut into a pile of streamworking debris on the north bank of the Beardown Brook. It measures 5.1 metres east-west by 1.9 metres north-south, with walls of unmortared boulders. The western end is much disturbed though the walls at the eastern end are 0.9 metres high and of 4 courses. A possible entrance, 0.9 metres wide, is visible in the centre of the southern wall. The interior of the hut is largely rubble filled and no fireplace can be seen.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV249702 | Monograph: Hemery, E.. 1983. High Dartmoor. High Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 402. |
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| SDV346396 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Industrial Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #94849 ] |
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| SDV346874 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2004. Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV62521 | Related to: Leat on Beardown Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV54352 | Related to: Streamworks on Beardown Hill (Monument) |
| MDV54354 | Related to: Tinners cache in area of streamworking on Beardown Hill (Monument) |
| MDV54355 | Related to: Tinners cache in area of streamworking on Beardown Hill (Monument) |
| MDV28591 | Related to: Tinners hut on Beardown Hill (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
- EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
- EDV8643 - Beardown Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 23 2021 11:48AM |
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