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| HER Number: | MDV54675 |
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| Name: | MOUND in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
A possible hut circle recorded by the Ordnance Survey in 1979 was visited in 1990 and re-classified as a probable mound of tinners waste.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 640 845 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SW |
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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: SX68SW56
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 444005
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/144
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MOUND (Constructed, Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV256937.
Nmr=sx68sw56. Vis=2/7/1979 a possible hut circle, visible at sx64068456 on ap (rchme, citing os).
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(12/01/1990) The feature recorded by authority 1 is most probably a tinners mound of stream washed upcast stone and gravel. Its position within an intensive area of tin streamworking (SX 68 SW 101) on the valley floor indicates that it is of post-medieval origin.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV256937 | 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. S. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8651 - Teignhead Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 9 2022 2:59PM |
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