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| HER Number: | MDV7757 |
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| Name: | Tinners hut on the east bank of Marsh Hill Brook south of North Teign River, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Remains of a post Medieval tinners (or peat cutters) hut of 4.7 metres by 2.4 metres with walls 1.8 metres wide by up to 1 metres high situated on the east bank of Marsh Hill Brook to the south of the North Teign River. The building is on the edge of an area of streamworking.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 626 828 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SW50
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443995
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/58
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Alternate Type) SHELTER (Built, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Le Messurier, B., 1975, Ruined buildings (Worksheet). SDV268787.
Ruined hut. Rectangular. Possible fireplace on N side. Floor of fallen stone and grass. Walls banked and very thick. Some evidence of tin streaming downstream.
Le Messurier, B., 1979, Post-Prehistoric Structures of Central North Dartmoor. A Field Survey, 65 (Article in Serial). SDV269283.
SX 62658280. On right bank of tributary to west of Sittaford Tor. A hut with a rounded end or corners with much external banking. Internally 2.0m by 4.6m with a possible fireplace in the north wall and a doorway in the south west corner with a protective wall. Tin streaming nearby. (Shown on O.S. 6" 1886). Probably pre-1700.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on 1947 RAF AP.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 154, Map 34, TH15 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Tinners' hut of circa 4.2 metres by 2.0 metres on the east bank of Marsh Hill Brook to the south of the North Teign River which has a protecting wall outside the entrance.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, H. Riley (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(31/07/1995) The ruins of a probable peat cutters building lie in Little Varracombe on the right bank of a tributary of the North Teign River at SX 6266 8285. The building is sub-rectangular, with rounded corners and dimensions of 2.4m N-S and 4.7m E-W. The walls are built of coursed moorstone blocks and are 1.8m wide and up to 1m high. The interior is strewn with rubble and an entrance, flanked by 3m of stony bank, lies in the NW corner. The building is on the edge of an area of streamworking (SX 68 SW 101).
English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.
Rectangular building shown on survey within an area of streamwork.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Rectangular building shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 154, Map 34, TH15. |
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| SDV268787 | Worksheet: Le Messurier, B.. 1975. Ruined buildings. Worksheet. Digital. |
| SDV269283 | Article in Serial: Le Messurier, B.. 1979. Post-Prehistoric Structures of Central North Dartmoor. A Field Survey. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 111. Paperback Volume. 65. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV345855 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Survey Information (miscellaneous date). English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. H. Riley. [Mapped feature: #137393 ] |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27301 | Related to: Streamworks along the North Teign River, Manga Brook and Varracombe Brook (Monument) |
| MDV7754 | Related to: Tinner's hut on the north bank of the North Teign River 750 metres south-east of Teign Head, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV7762 | Related to: Tinner's hut on the south bank of Varracombe Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 23 2023 10:36AM |
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