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| HER Number: | MDV6094 |
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| Name: | Possible tin mill on the Wallabrook, Manaton |
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Summary
Ruins of a blowing house at Wallabrook recorded by Worth (1940) and the Ordnance Survey (1976) on the right bank of Wallabrook with associated leat. Greeves (1981) records nothing visible to confirm site.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 671 795 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Manaton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MANATON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NE29
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442477
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/83
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TIN MILL (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Worth, R. H., 1938, Dartmoor Blowing Houses, stray notes, 3, 453 (Article in Serial). SDV229109.
Worth, R. H., 1940, The Dartmoor Blowing House, 214 (Article in Serial). SDV154693.
Ruins of a blowing house at Wallabrook.
Worth, R. H., 1953, Dartmoor, 294 (Monograph). SDV231148.
Ruins of a blowing house, at latitude 50o 36' 0", longitude 3o 52' 34" (SX 671795).
Royal Air Force, 1964, RAF/F63/58/6399, 023-24 (Aerial Photograph). SDV229824.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1976, SX67NE29 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV290637.
(13/09/1976) SX 6716 7957 On the right bank of the Wallabrook. Its leat is clearly traceable.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1981, List of Known Devon Tin Mills c1450 - c1750, No. 83 (Report - non-specific). SDV319826.
Stamping mill (undocumented) and leat recorded by Worth on right bank, but nothing is now visible there.
Field evidence consists of mortarstones on left bank.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Within wooded area so not visible on RAF 1950 aerial photographs.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1991, Tinworking at Heathercombe, Manaton (Un-published). SDV280255.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Devon Archaeological Society, Unknown, List of Soussons Archaeological Sites (Worksheet). SDV293249.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV154693 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1940. The Dartmoor Blowing House. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 72. Paperback Volume. 214. |
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| SDV229109 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1938. Dartmoor Blowing Houses, stray notes, 3. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 70. Paperback Volume. 453. |
| SDV229824 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1964. RAF/F63/58/6399. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 023-24. |
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| SDV231148 | Monograph: Worth, R. H.. 1953. Dartmoor. Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 294. |
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| SDV280255 | Un-published: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1991. Tinworking at Heathercombe, Manaton. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV290637 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1976. SX67NE29. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #39011 ] |
| SDV293249 | Worksheet: Devon Archaeological Society. Unknown. List of Soussons Archaeological Sites. |
| SDV319826 | Report - non-specific: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1981. List of Known Devon Tin Mills c1450 - c1750. List of Known Devon Tin Mills c1450 - c1750. 35. Unknown. No. 83. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6095 | Related to: Mortarstone, left bank of Walla Brook, Manaton (Find Spot) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7390 - Archaeological condition survey in Soussons Woods
- EDV7402 - Archaeological condition survey in Soussons Woods
- EDV7431 - Woodland Survey (1989-90) at Bellever, Soussons and other woodland parcels
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 4 2023 10:29AM |
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