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| HER Number: | MDV71857 |
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| Name: | Possible Tin Streamworks, Whitchurch |
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Summary
Possible evidence for tin streamwork revealed during groundworks for a residential development north of Anderton Lane.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 487 726 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tavistock |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STREAMWORKS (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Buck, C., 2005, Bishopsmead, Tavistock: Site Investigation (Report - Evaluation). SDV323602.
A trench was excavated during groundworks for a residential development, in order to view the subsoil and bedrock matrix in the river flood plain. This may have been formed through tin streamworking activities rather than riverine erosion. In Trench 5 the mixed-up soil profile of slate stone and boulders with mixed earth, between 1.2 to 2.2 metres below ground level, was suggestive of streamworking activities in previous centuries.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV323602 | Report - Evaluation: Buck, C.. 2005. Bishopsmead, Tavistock: Site Investigation. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2005R095. A4 stapled + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV2846 - Bishopsmead, Tavistock: Site Investigation
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 23 2012 11:07AM |
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