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| HER Number: | MDV24692 |
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| Name: | Streamworks at Stony Girt |
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Summary
Medieval or later eluvial streamworking situated within Stoney Girt, a dry combe above the right bank of the River Avon. An archaeological field survey in 1996 recorded the streamworks which covered an area of one hectare, as comprising long, parallel linear spoil heaps orientated east to west and enclosed by a tinners cliff reaching a maximum height of 2 metres. There appeared to be no contemporary structures or reservoirs associated with these workings.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 654 663 |
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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: SX66NE89
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1059558
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/154
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/155
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/312
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STREAMWORKS (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV222528.
Aph=nmr sx6666/4.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
SX 6545 6641 Openwork seen extending to SX 65396620 and to SX 65346629.
SX 6546 6642 Openwork seen running uphill to SX 65306642 with extensive spoilheaps.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(31/01/1996) Centred SX65446643. Approximately 1.0ha of eluvial streamworking remains lie in Stoney Girt, a dry combe above the right bank of the River Avon. The remains comprise long, parallel linear spoil heaps orientated E to W across the contours enclosed by a tinners cliff reaching a maximum height of 2.0m. There appear to be no contemporary structures or reservoirs associated with these workings.
Gerrard, S., 1996, The Early South-Western Tin Industry: An Archaeological View, 67-83 (Article in Serial). SDV337901.
Alluvial streamwork for tin extraction at Stony Girt on the river avon where a drystone revetment faces downslope suggesting that this tinwork was exploited in an unusual downstream direction.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV222528 | Aerial Photograph: |
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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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| SDV337901 | Article in Serial: Gerrard, S.. 1996. The Early South-Western Tin Industry: An Archaeological View. Mining History: Bulletin PDMHS. The Archaeology of Mining and Metallurgy in. 13, Number 2. A4 Paperback + Digital. 67-83. |
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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. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV132185 | Parent of: Tinner's hut within streamworks on the River Avon (Building) |
| MDV28958 | Part of: Streamworks along the River Avon (Monument) |
| MDV28958 | Related to: Streamworks along the River Avon (Monument) |
| MDV24788 | Related to: Shipley Bridge Naptha Works Leat (Monument) |
| MDV28958 | Part of: Streamworks along the River Avon (Monument) |
| MDV28958 | Related to: Streamworks along the River Avon (Monument) |
| MDV24703 | Related to: Tinworking remains north of Stoney Girt (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 21 2021 9:33AM |
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