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HER Number: | MDV132192 |
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Name: | Tinners hut 350 metres west of Huntingdon Cross |
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Summary
Remains of a Medieval or later tinner's hut situated just outside extensive streamworking on the left bank of the River Avon, 350 metres west of Huntingdon Cross. An archaeological field survey in 1995 recorded a rectangular structure measuring 2.2 metres by 2.9 metres with walls surviving to a maximum height of 0.4 metres. An entrance is discernible near the south corner.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 660 662 |
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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: SX66NE99
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1059714
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TINNERS HUT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 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.
(18/10/1995) SX6609266207. A small tinners hut is situated just outside the extensive streamworking remains on the left bank of the River Avon 350m W of Huntingdon Cross. Lying adjacent to a massive earthfast boulder the structure measures 2.2m N to S by 2.9m internally with coursed boulder walls 0.8m wide and a maximum of 0.4m high. An entrance is discernible near the S corner.
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: #134854 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV5183 | Related to: Huntingdon Warren (Monument) |
MDV130114 | Related to: Pillow mound within Huntingdon Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV28958 | Related to: Streamworks along the River Avon (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
Date Last Edited: | Dec 21 2021 10:16AM |
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