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| HER Number: | MDV54606 |
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| Name: | Tinworks on Assycombe Hill, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Earthwork remains of post medieval tinworks situated on the southern flank of Assycombe Hill, one kilometre northwest of Warren House Inn. An archaeological field survey in 1992 recorded a dispersed group of approximately eight pits, up to 3 metres in diameter and 0.6 metres in depth.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 666 814 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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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: SX68SE201
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 919733
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/350
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- PROSPECTING PIT (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- TIN WORKS (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 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.
(06/11/1992) Centred SX 66618141. A dispersed group of approximately eight tin pits on the southern flank of Assycombe Hill 1km north-west of the Warren House Inn. Their diameters are all about 3.0m with a maximum depth of 0.6m. Three of the pits at SX 66628140, SX 66628143 and SX 66598138 have been erroneously interpreted as hut circles (Butler 1991, 36).
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 35-36, Map 26, Figure 26.2 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Assycombe Hill South settlement.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 35-36, Map 26, Figure 26.2. |
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| 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. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #136449 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV132686 | Related to: Enclosure in settlement south of Assycombe Hill (Monument) |
| MDV6676 | Related to: Hut circle settlement south of Assycombe Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 5 2022 9:13AM |
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