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| HER Number: | MDV7770 |
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| Name: | Tinners' hut on west bank of Broad Marsh Stream south-west of the East Dart River, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Remains of a medieval or later tinner's hut of 5.5 metres by 2.5 metres with walls 0.8 metres wide by 0.9 metres high on the west bank of Broad Marsh Stream within an area of streamworks to the south-west of the East Dart River
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 617 816 |
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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: SX68SW44
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443987
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/71
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TINNERS HUT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Le Messurier, B., 1975, Tinners hut (Worksheet). SDV268270.
(29/03/1975) Ruined hut. Three-sided, built against a massive heather-topped boulder as the fourth side, the western side. Thick walls, banked on outside. Floor bears much fallen-in stone. Probably no fireplace. Tin streaming remains in vicinity.
Le Messurier, B., 1979, Post-Prehistoric Structures of Central North Dartmoor. A Field Survey, 67 (Article in Serial). SDV269283.
SX 61758165. On left bank of stream flowing into East Dart. A three-sided shelter type hut, the fourth side being a boulder. Internally it measures 1.5m by 2.9m. Tin streaming nearby. Probably pre- 1700.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 153, Map 34, TH3 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Rectangular tinners' hut of circa 5.3 metres by 2.8 metres on the west bank of the Broad Marsh Stream 150 metres south of its junction with the East Dart River.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, H. Riley (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(03/12/1994) A ruinous tinner's building lies on the left bank of an un-named tributary stream of the East Dart River, some 250m south of Broad Marsh at SX 61748166. The structure is rectangular and measures 5.5m N-S and 2.5m E-W. The walls, of coursed moorstone blocks, are 0.8m wide and 0.9m high. It is divided into two rooms by a central partition wall and an entrance lies in the eastern wall between two earthfast boulders. The building lies in an area of streamworks (SX 68 SW 122). The description given by Authority 1 refers to a tinner's building some 80m to the southwest (Monument HOB UID 1050337).
English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.
Rectangular building shown on survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Northern of two buildings shown as 'Tinners Hut' 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, TH3. |
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| SDV268270 | Worksheet: Le Messurier, B.. 1975. Tinners hut. 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. 67. |
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| SDV345855 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Survey Information (miscellaneous date). English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #104625 ] |
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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. |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV116631 | Related to: Peat cutters building on Whitehorse Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV16522 | Related to: Streamworks along the East Dart River, centred at Broad Marsh (Monument) |
| MDV116630 | Related to: Tinners' building at Broad Marsh (Building) |
| 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) |
| MDV7766 | Related to: Tinners' hut at Broad Marsh on north side 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) |
| MDV7766 | Related to: Tinners' hut at Broad Marsh on north side of East Dart River, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV7769 | Related to: Tinners' hut at Cut Hill Water west of Easr 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) |
| 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 11:03AM |
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