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| HER Number: | MDV7769 |
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| Name: | Tinners' hut at Cut Hill Water west of Easr Dart River, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Remains of a medieval or later tinner's hut of 3.9 metres by 2.8 metres with walls 0.5 metres wide by 0.7 metres high situated within an area of streamworks on the north bank of Cut Hill Water to the west of the East Dart River
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 609 820 |
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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
- SHINE: Extensive earthwork remains of medieval or later streamworking on the East Dart River, centred around Broad Marsh, along with the structural remains of eight tinners' huts
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SW47
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443992
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/70
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TINNERS HUT (Built, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Le Messurier, B., 1975, Tinners hut, 12/9/1975 (Worksheet). SDV268270.
Ruined hut. Oriented north-north-west by south-south-east. Filled with rushes and reeds and slush, and because of this may be in fact a quite well-preserved hut. Water runs in at the top end. This could be diverted. Tin streaming nearby.
Le Messurier, B., 1979, Post-Prehistoric Structures of Central North Dartmoor. A Field Survey, 67 (Article in Serial). SDV269283.
SX 60988209. On left bank of stream flowing into the East Dart, a hut with internal measurements of 2.7 metres by 4.3 metres. Filled with rushes and moss. Tin streaming nearby. Probably pre-1700.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 153, Map 34, TH6 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Tinners' hut of circa 4.5 metres by 2.5 metres on the north bank of a western tributary of the East Dart River with a curved outer wall perhaps for a garden.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(03/12/1994) The remains of a tinner's building lie on the left bank of a tributary of the East Dart River at SX 60968207. This rectangular structure measures 2.8 metres north-south and 3.9 metres east-west. Its walls, coursed moorstone blocks, are 0.5 metres wide and 0.7 metres high. There are no obvious features in the reed-filled, boggy interior. It lies in a small area of streamworking (part of MDV16522).
English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.
Rectangular building shown on survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
'Tinners Hut' 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. 153, Map 34, TH6. |
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| SDV268270 | Worksheet: Le Messurier, B.. 1975. Tinners hut. Worksheet. Digital. 12/9/1975. |
| 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. 67. |
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| SDV345855 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Survey Information (miscellaneous date). English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #104615 ] |
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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. |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV16522 | Related to: Streamworks along the East Dart River, centred at Broad Marsh (Monument) |
| MDV116629 | Related to: Tinners' building on west bank of Broad Marsh Stream to the south-west of East Dart River, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV27279 | Related to: Tinners' building west of Broad Marsh Stream to south-west of East Dart River, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV7766 | Related to: Tinners' hut at Broad Marsh on north side of East Dart River, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV7764 | Related to: Tinners' hut on east bank of the East Dart River, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV7763 | Related to: Tinners' hut on the east bank of the East Dart River, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV7767 | Related to: Tinners' hut on the north side of the East Dart River, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV7770 | Related to: Tinners' hut on west bank of Broad Marsh Stream south-west of the East Dart River, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV7765 | Related to: Tinners' hut on west bank of East Dart River north of Kit Rocks, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV7768 | Related to: Tinners' hut to west of East Dart River, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 22 2023 11:07AM |
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