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| HER Number: | MDV54576 |
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| Name: | Tin working pits, Hamel Down |
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Summary
Series of tin pits on the lower western slope of Hamel Down recorded in 1990. All are vegetation-covered, shallow pits, oval along the contour and averaging 4m by 3m and 0.5m deep. Spoil mounds on the downslope sides average 4.5m across and 0.7m high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 696 805 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Manaton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MANATON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE159
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 917900
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/321
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PROSPECTING PIT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV314457.
Des=greeves, t. /tinworking at heathercombe, manaton/(1991)/in manaton pf. Lodeworkings on challacombe down likely to have medieval origins 1450-1600 (greeves).
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, P. Pattison (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(13/06/1990) SX 6966 8052 [centred]: 23 tin pits on the lower W slope of Hamel Down.
All are vegetation-covered, shallow pits, oval along the contour and averaging 4m by 3m and 0.5m deep. Spoil mounds on the downslope sides average 4.5m across and 0.7m high.
The pits are situated between SX 6961 8035 and SX 6971 8074. There is no obvious pattern but they may represent an attempt to locate a continuation of tin lodes exploted by openworks on the opposite side of the valley [see SX 68 SE 146].
Srveyed at 1:2500 with SX 67 NE 111 (see SX 68 SE 146 Illustration card, No 43d).
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV314457 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. P. Pattison. [Mapped feature: #137138 ] |
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| SDV362959 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8658 - Challacombe, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 28 2022 11:57AM |
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