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HER Number: | MDV132189 |
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Name: | Tinworking remains on right bank of the River Avon |
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Summary
Earthwork remains of medieval or later tinworks situated on the slope above the right bank of the River Avon, 250 metres north of its confluence with Heng Lake. The features were recorded during an archaeological field survey in 1996 and comprise a cluster of small, poorly preserved tin pits with diameters ranging from 3 metres to 5 metres and up to 0.6 metres deep. Low spoil heaps, disturbed by badgers and other burrowing animals, lie on their downslope margins.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 651 673 |
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Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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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: SX66NE106
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1060106
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- PROSPECTING PIT (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- TIN WORKS (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(31/01/1996) Centred at SX65126738. A cluster of small poorly preserved tin pits lie on the gentle E-facing slope above the right bank of the River Avon some 250m N of its confluence with Heng Lake. The pits are all small with diameters in the range of 3.0m to 5.0m with depths of between 0.3m and 0.6m. Low spoil heaps, disturbed by badgers and other burrowing animals, lie on their downslope margins.
Sources / Further Reading
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. [Mapped feature: #134850 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
Date Last Edited: | Dec 21 2021 9:11AM |
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