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Summary

Remains of a possible Medieval or later tinner's hut cut into the steep northwest side of a wide openwork, to the southwest of Peat Cot Farmhouse. An archaeological field survey in 1988 recorded the unmortared boulder walls surviving to a maximum height of 1.5m, enclosing an area 6.8 metres by 3.3 metres. The floor and any possible remains of a front wall were obscured by debris. No internal features were visible.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX67SW211
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 620005
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/424

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• TINNERS HUT (Built, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

(16/09/1988) SX 60427135. The remains of a three-sided structure are cut into the steep NW side of a wide openwork (see SX 67 SW 106) SW of Peat Cot farmhouse. The unmortared boulder walls survive to a maximum height of 1.5m and enclose an area 6.8m NW-SE by 3.3m NE-SW. The floor and any possible remains of a front (SE) wall are obscured by debris. No internal features are visible.
This building is clearly associated with the tinworkings in the valley though its junction is not apparent.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8628 - Tor Royal Farm Duchy Farms Survey
• EDV8629 - Peat Cot Farm Duchy Farms Survey
• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
• EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

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