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Monument Number 1044951
Hob Uid: 1044951
Location : Devon Teignbridge Manaton
Grid Ref : SX7395478695
Summary : Remains of medieval or later tin works situated to the southeast of East Lodge on the west flank of Houndtor Down. The features were recorded during an archaeological survey in 1995 and comprise four tin pits measuring 5 metres in diameter with a maximum depth of 1.3 metres. Ten medieval or post-medieval tin prospecting pits, one of which is formed of three or four conjoined pits, are visible as earthworks on visualisations of Environment Agency 1m Lidar data flown in 2021. The site was mapped from aerial sources in 2023 during the Historic England Dartmoor-Plym project.
More information : Centred SX 73967871. Four tin pits SE of East Lodge on the gentle W flank of Houndtor Down. The pits measure around 5.0m in diameter and a maximum of 1.3m deep. (1) Ten medieval or post-medieval tin prospecting pits, one of which is formed of three or four conjoined pits, are visible as earthworks on visualisations of Environment Agency 1m Lidar data flown in 2021. The majority are located in a north-east to south-west trending line centered on SX 73959 78712, with four individual pits immediately to the south. The site was mapped from aerial sources in 2023 during the Historic England Dartmoor-Plym project. (2)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Probert S A J and Riley H M, 06-FEB-1995, RCHME Field Investigation
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : LIDAR Environment Agency DSM 11-APR-2021
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Tin Works, Extractive Pit, Prospecting Pit
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Post Medieval
Monument End Date : 1901
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Tin Works, Extractive Pit, Prospecting Pit
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SX 77 NW 97
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External Cross Reference Source : OASIS ID
External Cross Reference Number : nmr1-512111
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External Cross Reference Source : HER Number (Dartmoor National Park)
External Cross Reference Number : MDV132915
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Relationship type : General association

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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1994-05-01
End Date : 1995-03-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1044951