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| HER Number: | MDV61477 |
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| Name: | Tinners' pit in settlement north-west of Horn's Cross |
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Summary
Possible cairn or tinners' pit partially excavated over one of the hut circles in the settlement.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 667 712 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Holne |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLNE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 67 SE 109
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/160/15
- Old SAM Ref: 28772
- Pastscape: 443176
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN? (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
- TRIAL PIT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152273 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(Visited 04/05/1999) SX 6671 7126 Cairn partly overlying a hut circle within a partially enclosed hut settlement 430 metres north-west of Horn's Cross. Diameter 4.4 metres, height 0.8 metres. Heather and moss covered cairn partly overlying west side of an earlier stone hut circle.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 190, Map 60, Figure 60.11 (Monograph). SDV337765.
A tinners' pit has been excavated across the wall of Hut Circle '6' at within the settlement at 'O Brook East huts and enclosures'.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 1997, Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV173671.
(Visited 28/02/1996) Tin pit has mutilated a hut circle (MDV61475).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV173671 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 1997. Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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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 152273. [Mapped feature: #39439 ] |
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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 190, Map 60, Figure 60.11. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV61475 | Related to: Hut Cirlce '6' in settlement north-west of Horn's Cross, Holne (Monument) |
| MDV12759 | Related to: Unenclosed hut circle settlement north-west of Horn's Cross, Holne (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 7 2022 12:25PM |
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