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Summary

Dressing floor associated with the Taw River Blowing Mill

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1019228: Taw River tin blowing mill, 840m south of Tawcroft

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/245/2
• Old SAM Ref: 28751

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• DRESSING FLOOR (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152181 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(09/03/1999) Dressing floor associated with the Taw River blowing mill. A level area together with a u-shaped hollow probably represents the site of a dressing floor where the tin ore may have been washed for a final time before smelting.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1019228 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

To the west of the tailrace a level area represents the site of a dressing floor. At the northern end of the dressing floor is a horseshoe shaped hollow which may represent the site of a buddle or similar piece of apparatus. In the area immediately east of the mill fragments of tin slag have been recovered in the past.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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