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HER Number: | MDV5565 |
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Name: | BUILDING in the Parish of Okehampton Hamlets |
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Summary
A rectangular building on the edge of clitter on the right bank of the west okement. Almost certainly used by tinners as there are workings in the vicinity. Vis=5/4/1978 (greeves).
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 571 884 |
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Map Sheet: | SX58NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58NE56
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1397879
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/21
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHELTER (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD? (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- TINNERS HUT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD? (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV258781.
Vis=5/4/1978 (greeves) Des=worksheet in the parish file. A rectangular building on the edge of clitter on the right bank of the west okement. Almost certainly used by tinners as there are workings in the vicinity.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(02/02/2004) SX 57188843. A ruined rectangular shelter on the right bank of the West Okement River below Black-a-tor Copse. The site consists of a rectangular platform cut into the foot of a clitter slope on the edge of the floodplain. It measures 5.1m east to west by a maximum of 4.0m wide and is enclosed by a number of revettment between a series of massive boulders. An entrance lies in the western side.
The origin and function of this structure are unknown.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV258781 | Migrated Record: |
SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV5562 | Related to: West Okement water channel, south of Black-a-Tor Copse (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
Date Last Edited: | Oct 26 2021 4:29PM |
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