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| HER Number: | MDV57415 |
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| Name: | Tinners' building built into longhouse, Merrivale newtake, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Tinners' building inserted into the south-eastern end of an earlier longhouse. Interior measures 7.2 metres by 3.6 metres and its rubble wall stands up to 0.7 metres high. The size of this structure, together with its proximity to a blowing mill strongly suggests that it may be a tinners' building which made use of an earlier building. Reuse of longhouses in this manner is known both on dartmoor and neighbouring Bodmin Moor.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 553 761 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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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 | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/9/3/1
- Old SAM Ref: 28788(P)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TINNERS HUT (Built, Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 143932 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(16/11/1994) Tinners' building inserted into the south-eastern end of an earlier longhouse. Interior measures 7.2m by 3.6m and its rubble wall stands up to 0.7m high. A 2.5m long by 2m wide and 0.5m high pile of large stones lying within the north-western part of the building may be the result of field clearance. A further 0.3m high mound of rubble against the northern wall of the building may be the result of collapse. Two short lengths of rubble walling lead from the north-west and south-west corners of the building, though their purpose could not be established. The size of this structure, together with its proximity to a blowing mill strongly suggests that it may be a tinners' building which made use of an earlier building. Reuse of longhouses in this manner is known both on dartmoor and neighbouring Bodmin Moor.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 79-80, Map 30 Figure 30.9.5 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Much of the wall of the longhouse has been demolished in order to reconstruct the southern room, probably by the tinners themselves. The rebuilding, curiously curved at the northern end, has itself crumbled, choking the interior with a pile of rubble.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aeial photograph.
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. 79-80, Map 30 Figure 30.9.5. |
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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 143932. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #138752 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4203 | Related to: Blowing mill north-east of Shillapark, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV57414 | Related to: Ruined longhouse to the north-east of Shillapark, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 5 2022 11:10AM |
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