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HER Number: | MDV54500 |
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Name: | TINNERS CACHE in the Parish of Gidleigh |
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Summary
A tinners cache consisting of 3 cover-stones resting on side-stones carefully set in the ground' (rchme, citing hemery). Vis=14/8/1991 (rchme) it lies on the w fringe of extensive streamworking remains flanking the w arm of the stonetor brook. Comprising a crudely built open-ended channel it measures 2.8m ne-sw by 0.65m wide and 0.55m deep. Two of the original 3 capstones remain in situ; the middle one has been pushed to one side to expose the interior (probert).
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 647 859 |
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Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of medieval or later streamworks on the northern side of Stonetor Hill
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NW63
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443778
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/139
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TINNERS CACHE (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Hemery, E., 1983, High Dartmoor, 773 (Monograph). SDV249702.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(14/08/1991) SX 64738590. A tinners cache ' consisting of three cover-stones resting on side-stones carefully set in the ground' (Hemery, 1983, 773).
It lies on the W fringe of extensive streamworking remains (Monument HOB UID 903310) flanking the west arm of the Stonetor Brook. Comprising a crudely built open-ended channel it measures 2.8m NE-SW by 0.65m wide and 0.55m deep. Two of the original three capstones remain in situ; the middle one has been pushed to one side to expose the interior.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV249702 | Monograph: Hemery, E.. 1983. High Dartmoor. High Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 773. |
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SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #34354 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
Date Last Edited: | Apr 25 2022 3:01PM |
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