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An alluvial tin streamwork adjacent to the Brim Brook is a medieval or early modern tin extraction site located in Devon, England. The monument comprises the physical remains of tin mining activity conducted in the bed and banks of the watercourse, where alluvial deposits were exploited using water-powered or manual working methods typical of Devon's historic tin industry. Such streamworks represent an important phase in the region's mining heritage, when tin was extracted from surface deposits and stream gravels before the development of deeper underground mining operations. The site's survival as an archaeological monument preserves evidence of the working practices and economic activity that sustained Devon's tin production during the medieval and post-medieval periods.
An alluvial tin streamwork adjacent to the Brim Brook is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018928. View the official record →
An alluvial tin streamwork adjacent to the Brim Brook is a medieval or early modern tin extraction site located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018928.
An alluvial tin streamwork adjacent to the Brim Brook is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1018928.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosed prehistoric settlement 650m south west of Longaford Tor (10.1 km), Seven stone hut circles, a length of field boundary and a clearance cairn forming part of the settlement on Langstone Moor (10.2 km), Two overlapping enclosures on the western edge of the River Walkham (10.2 km).
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