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| HER Number: | MDV55516 |
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| Name: | Northern dressing floor at Upper Merrivale Tin Stamping Mill |
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Summary
Earthwork indications on upstream side of mill 'a' suggested existence of a terraced dressing floor with at least 3 buddles.1994 excavation revealed 3 sub-circular pits leading into a common channel 0.8m wide. The edges of the 2 upstream pits are well-defined by stone. Work will continue in future seasons (greeves).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 55 76 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/5/6
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DRESSING FLOOR (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152194 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(15/6/1999) Northern of two tin dressing floors at Upper Merrivale.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1993, Excavation of Upper Merrivale tin blowing and stamping mill (Un-published). SDV245503.
Earthwork indications on upstream side of mill 'A' suggested existence of a terraced dressing floor with at least three buddles. 1994 excavation revealed three sub-circular pits leading into a common channel 0.8m wide. The edges of the two upstream pits are well-defined by stone. Work will continue in future seasons.
Gerrard, S. + Greeves, T. A. P., 1993, Summary Report on the Second Season of Excavation at Upper Merrivale Tin Blowing and Stamping Mill 1992 (SX55197664), 4-8 (Article in Serial). SDV364369.
Greeves, T. A. P. + Passmore, A., 2000, Upper Merrivale Tin Blowing and Stamping Mill, Dartmoor. Excavation - Interim Report 5, 4 (Report - Excavation). SDV262301.
Upper dressing floor. Removal of stone and tumble revealed full extent of two long pits with rounded heads, leading to common channel, lined with clay matrix. Set inside one, was piece of slate apparently in situ. Third hollow previously interpreted as a buddle was derived from layer of dumped silts, but another probable buddle was recorded, parallel to riverside trench edge and running into outflow channel.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV245503 | Un-published: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1993. Excavation of Upper Merrivale tin blowing and stamping mill. Unknown. |
| SDV262301 | Report - Excavation: Greeves, T. A. P. + Passmore, A.. 2000. Upper Merrivale Tin Blowing and Stamping Mill, Dartmoor. Excavation - Interim Report 5. Dartmoor Tinworking Research Group. 5. Digital. 4. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 152194. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV51143 | Related to: Lower Dressing floor at Upper Merrivale Tin Stamping Mill (Monument) |
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
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8695 - North Dartmoor Military Range English Heritage Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 7 2021 12:06PM |
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