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| HER Number: | MDV7504 |
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| Name: | Pond on Hamel Down |
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Summary
Pear-shaped pond at head of large tinners' gully just north of Stoneslade Tor. Rainwater was conducted into this pond by means of shallow channels dug round crest of hill.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 712 785 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Pond on Hamel Down associated with post-medieval tin working
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/74
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- POND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
FRENCH + LINEHAN, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV285539.
Pear-shaped at head of large tinners' gully just north of stoneslade tor. Rainwater was conducted into this pond by means of shallow channels dug round crest of hill (french + linehan).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV298760.
French, h. + linehan, c. D. /tda/95(1963)178/abandoned medieval sites in widecombe in the moor. Appendix a. Methods of mining tin.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV298761.
Dcra widecombe survey/(1979)vol v 1065.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV285539 | Migrated Record: FRENCH + LINEHAN. |
| SDV298760 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV298761 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV26873 | Related to: Open cut on Hamel Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 17 2016 2:48PM |
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