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| HER Number: | MDV79975 |
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| Name: | Tinworks at Crowndale, Tavistock |
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Summary
A tinwork is documented at Crowndelham in 1539. A surviving openwork at Crowndale could represent field remains. An elongated oval quarry pit of probable post-medieval date was recorded from aerial photographs as an earthwork at Crowndale as part of the NMP survey of the Tamar Valley AONB.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 473 725 |
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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 | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TIN WORK (XVI - 1501 AD to 1600 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Earthworks shown on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map, south of Crowndale Farm.
Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, RAF/CPE/UK/2149/F20/3147-8 (Interpretation). SDV346287.
The transcription of an oval earthwork pit circa 23 metres wide and up to 80 metres long from aerial photographs RAF/CPE/UK/2149/F20/3147-8 corresponds to a database record of a quarry of post-medieval date at Crowndale. Map object based partly on this source.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Newman, P., 2011, Mining in the Tavy Valley, West Devon. An Assessment of Archaeological Potential, 63 (Report - Assessment). SDV347105.
A tinwork is documented at Crowndelham in 1539. A surviving openwork at Crowndale could represent field remains. Other details: Site No. 58
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2016, Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV359374.
The aerial photograph reference given in the Tamar Valley NMP transcription attributes is incomplete; the date of the photograph is not included.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #106778 ] |
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| SDV346287 | Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2001-2002. Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records. National Mapping Programme. Map (Digital). RAF/CPE/UK/2149/F20/3147-8. |
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| SDV347105 | Report - Assessment: Newman, P.. 2011. Mining in the Tavy Valley, West Devon. An Assessment of Archaeological Potential. Southwest Landscape Investigations Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 63. |
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| SDV359374 | Personal Comment: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2016. Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey. Not Applicable. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV63067 | Related to: Smelting Works, Crowndale (Monument) |
| MDV3956 | Related to: Wheal Crowndale Mine, Tavistock (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 13 2024 10:54AM |
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