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HER Number: | MDV76765 |
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Name: | Tinner's building north-east of Hew Down |
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Summary
The remains of a single-roomed tinners hut. The structure has coursed boulder walls measuring 0.9 metres high and 0.8 metres thick bounding an area of 4.9 by 1.7 metres.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 642 863 |
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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 | UNKNOWN |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of medieval or later streamworks along the North Teign River and Hugh Lake
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NW70
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 903316
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TINNERS HUT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(15/08/1991) SX 64218639. A single-roomed tinner's hut built into a spoil heap in an extensive area of streamworks (SX 68 NW 51) on the right bank of the North Teign River. The coursed boulder walls, a maximum of 0.9m high and about 0.8m thick, enclose an area 4.9m N-S by 1.7m. There is no obvious entrance and no identifiable internal features. None of the stones exhibit drill-splitting evidence. (See RCHME survey 'Shovel Down' at 1:2500 scale).
Greeves, T. A. P., 2006, Site visit to tinner's building (Worksheet). SDV344538.
Recording of a small tinner's building sited among streamworks, set back from the east bank of the North Teign River. The structure measures approximately 5 by 2 meters internally.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV344538 | Worksheet: Greeves, T. A. P.. 2006. Site visit to tinner's building. A4 Single Sheet. |
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. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV27702 | Related to: Streamworks along the North Teign River and Hugh Lake (Monument) |
MDV116702 | Related to: Tinners' building north-east of Hew Down (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
Date Last Edited: | Mar 21 2022 3:20PM |
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