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Summary

Hart Tor tinworks represent a complex multi-period tin extractive landscape in which most types of tin working are represented. Smaller concentration of lode back pits located to the south of the main area of openworks (MDV42450). Part of a wide distribution of prospecting pits scattered over the entire area south and west of of the Tor.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1020129: Tinworks and other archaeological remains in the Meavy valley at Stanlake, Black Tor, Hart Tor and Cramber Tor

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX57SE243
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1461601
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/421
• Old SAM Ref: 24106

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

Newman, P., 1987, The Moorland Meavy - a Tinner's Landscape, 223-40 (Article in Serial). SDV231207.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152526 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(01/05/1997) SX 5775 7187 Lode back tinwork 400m west-south-west of Hart Tor.
Tin working using a trench across the lode. At Harts Tor it appears to have been excavated with aid of flowing water to remove much of the overburden in the manner similar to the hushes employed in the lead industry.

Gerrard, S., 1996, The Early South-Western Tin Industry: An Archaeological View, 67-83 (Article in Serial). SDV337901.

Gerrard, S., 1998, Hart Tor Tinworks (Meavy Valley Archaeology Site Report 10), 9; fig 4 (Report - Survey). SDV360974.

Bluesky, 2006 - 2007, Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV341189.

Visible on the aerial photography.

Fletcher, M. J., 2007-2008, Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project (Report - Survey). SDV359195.

(20/11/2007) Hart Tor tinworks represent a complex multi-period tin extractive landscape in which most types of tin working are represented. The workings are located across the hillslopes and also in the broad valleys around the Tor.
One of at least six groups of lode-back pits - the best-preserved lies to the south of the tor and includes a long line of pits excavated onto the back of the load (SX58177185: MDV28187). A second line occurs to the east (SX57817172). The multiplicity of earthworks lie in open moorland grassland and are all well-defined. Surveyed at 1:2500 scale.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7517 - Survey of Hart Tor tin works
• EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project

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