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HER Number: | MDV61831 |
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Name: | Streamworking in Flat Wood, Meavy |
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Summary
Extensive area of Medieval streamworks (over 7 hectares in total) within Flat Wood noted during walkover survey in 2007. These are characterized by the heaps of spoil left from digging out the alluvial deposits of tin, which were arranged in parallel ridges and were then used to divert a flow of water to reveal fresh deposits of alluvial tin. These remains are one of the best examples of streamworking on Dartmoor and are important in a national context.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 548 671 |
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Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Meavy |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | MEAVEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Dartmoor Non-designated Heritage Asset (Historical): 19/12/2007
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/212
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OPEN CUT (Constructed, Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
- STREAMWORKS (Constructed, Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
- TIN WORKS (Constructed, Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T. A. P., 1990, An Assessment of Dartmoor Tinworking, 18 (Report - Assessment). SDV343684.
Flat Wood. Near Meavy, on south-western Dartmoor, is an extensive area of as yet unsurveyed streamworks, at present under deciduous woodland.
Marchand, J., 2007, Archaeology within Flat Wood and Bowden's Plantation, 1, 2 (Report - Survey). SDV365042.
Tinworking in Flat Wood recorded during walkover survey
1. Extensive area of Medieval streamworks (over 7 hectares in total) within Flat Wood. These are characterized by the heaps of spoil left from digging out the alluvial deposits of tin, which were arranged in parallel ridges and were then used to divert a flow of water to reveal fresh deposits of alluvial tin.
These remains are one of the best examples of streamworking on Dartmoor and therefore are important in a national context. No stone should be removed, and they should not be damaged in any other way, with no new planting on top of them.
2. A long wide gully situated to the north of the streamworks which are medieval tin openwork's (marked on GIS mapping with points at SX 5481 6721, SX 5485 6723 and SX 5492 6727. Possibly this was a result of once having extracted all the alluvial tin, the tin lode was then exploited by open cast working.
This is an important feature in the local context and should not be disturbed
Environment Agency WMS, 2021, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV364513.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV343684 | Report - Assessment: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1990. An Assessment of Dartmoor Tinworking. Digital. 18. |
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SDV364513 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2021. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #138987 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV133418 | Related to: Dry leat in Burrator Wood (Monument) |
MDV133419 | Related to: Enclosure in Flat Wood, Meavy (Monument) |
MDV133420 | Related to: Stroll forming northern boundary of Flat Wood, Meavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8836 - Survey of archaeological features in Flat Wood and Bowden's Plantation
Date Last Edited: | Sep 13 2022 4:29PM |
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