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| HER Number: | MDV54354 |
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| Name: | Tinners cache in area of streamworking on Beardown Hill |
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Summary
A tinner's cache on the south margin of extensive streamworks centred on Beardown Brook.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 597 775 |
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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: SX57NE56
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 619379
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/140
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TINNERS CACHE (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
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 59767754. A tinner's cache on the southern margin of extensive streamworks centred on Beardown Brook (Monument HOB UID 619345). The structure remains to a maximum height of 1.0m, the S and E walls comprises of coursed stones with upright slabs on the north. Internally the cache measures 2.0m E-W by 1.5m N-S. An entrance in the west side is marked by two upright slabs 0.7m apart. Roofing slabs 0.25m thick have collapsed and now block the interior.
Newman, P., 2004, Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV346874.
(10/08/2004) As described in 1988. Condition is stable
English Heritage, 2005, Industrial Survey Information (Report - Survey). SDV346396.
(Survey date: 8/8/1988) A tinner's cache on the south margin of extensive streamworks centred on Beardown Brook. The structure remains to a maximum height of 1 metre, the south and eastern walls comprised of coursed stones with upright slabs on the north. Internally the cache measures 2.0 metres east-west by 1.5 metres north-south. An entrance in the western side is marked by two upright slabs 0.7 metres apart. Roofing slabs 0.25 metres thick have collapsed and now block the interior.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346396 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Industrial Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #94850 ] |
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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
| MDV54352 | Related to: Streamworks on Beardown Hill (Monument) |
| MDV54355 | Related to: Tinners cache in area of streamworking on Beardown Hill (Monument) |
| MDV54353 | Related to: Tinners hut in area of streamworking 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 11:52AM |
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