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HER Number: | MDV62305 |
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Name: | Tin pits south-east of Hart Tor, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Alignments and clusters of tin pits on the north slope of Cramber Tor. The main alignment is oriented approximately north-west to south-east, with two other alignments converging to the south-east on separate orientation. The majority of the pits are between 2 and 4 metres diameter with a few larger examples of up to 12m diameter. Each pit has a crescentic collar of spoil on the downslope side. An earthwork reservoir is sited amid the pits at SX 5848 7139. It comprises a hollowed cutting with a retaining bank on the downslope side. The cutting is 26m long and the bank or dam is approximately 11m wide and up to 2m high. A narrow channel leads from an opening into the bank for 55m towards the valley. The reservoir is likely to have been to supply the valley floor streamworks.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 586 714 |
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Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57SE227
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1450265
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/432
- Old SAM Ref: 24106
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152550, 16/3/2000 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Prospecting trench associated with a tinwork 970 metres south-east of Hart Tor.
Newman, P., 2006, Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation (Report - Survey). SDV233640.
(01/08/2006) Alignments and clusters of tin pits on the north slope of Cramber Tor. The main alignment is oriented approximately north-west to south-east, with two other alignments converging to the south-east on separate orientation. The majority of the pits are between 2 and 4 metres diameter with a few larger examples of up to 12m diameter. Each pit has a crescentic collar of spoil on the downslope side. An earthwork reservoir is sited amid the pits at SX 5848 7139. It comprises a hollowed cutting with a retaining bank on the downslope side. The cutting is 26m long and the bank or dam is approximately 11m wide and up to 2m high. A narrow channel leads from an opening into the bank for 55m towards the valley. The reservoir is likely to have been to supply the valley floor streamworks.
Probert, S., 2013, Cramber Tor Survey data (Cartographic). SDV361430.
Shown on the survey data.
Probert, S. A. J., 2017, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Cramber Tor Training Area, Devon, 2017 (Report - Survey). SDV360392.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV233640 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2006. Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation. English Heritage. |
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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 152550, 16/3/2000. |
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SDV360392 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 2017. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Cramber Tor Training Area, Devon, 2017. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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SDV361430 | Cartographic: Probert, S.. 2013. Cramber Tor Survey data. GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #111859 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV28186 | Related to: Hart Tor Brook alluvial tin streamwork, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV28184 | Related to: Leat south-east of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV28185 | Related to: Leat south-east of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV62292 | Related to: STREAMWORKS in the Parish of Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
- EDV8711 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
Date Last Edited: | Oct 25 2021 10:25AM |
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