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| HER Number: | MDV20844 |
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| Name: | TIN MILL in the Parish of Dean Prior |
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Summary
Blowing mill at huntingdon at confluence of wallabrook and avon. The existence of this blowing mill was claimed by lewis (1923). No mill was however identified here (greeves).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 665 662 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dean Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DEAN PRIOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks of Huntingdon Medieval Warren including pillow mounds, vermin traps and warren house, Bronze Age hut circles, enclosures, and the Huntingdon Barrow as well as old tin workings including Huntingdon Tin Mine, Gibby Beam and Wellabrook Girt
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/137
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TIN MILL (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV153449.
Des=greeves, t. /list of doubtful devon tin mills c 1450-c 1750/(1981)no 25 (in smr). Blowing mill at huntingdon at confluence of wallabrook and avon. The existence of this blowing mill was claimed by lewis (1923). No mill was however identified here (greeves).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV153450.
Lewis, w. S. /the west of england tin mining/(1923)33.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible.
Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 1, 20 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.
Probably 'Huntingdon Tin Mine' mill but gives NGR SX 666 673.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV153449 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV153450 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV305931 | Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 1, 20. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2023 12:12PM |
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