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Blackaton Ball tin mill

England
List entry 1003303
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003303
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.74 hectares
Grid reference
SX 68825 78109
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Blackaton Ball tin mill is a water-powered tin processing mill located in Devon, dating to the post-medieval period when tin streaming and milling operations were significant to the regional economy. The site preserves physical evidence of industrial tinworking infrastructure associated with the exploitation of alluvial tin deposits in south-west England. As a designated ancient monument, it contributes to the archaeological record of Devon's mining heritage and the technological adaptations used in extracting and processing tin ore during the early modern period.

Blackaton Ball tin mill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003303. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Blackaton Ball tin mill?

Blackaton Ball tin mill is a water-powered tin processing mill located in Devon, dating to the post-medieval period when tin streaming and milling operations were significant to the regional economy. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003303.

Who is responsible for protecting Blackaton Ball tin mill?

Blackaton Ball tin mill 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 1003303.

What other scheduled monuments are near Blackaton Ball tin mill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone hut circle and length of boundary walling 860m south west of Venford Reservoir dam (7.7 km), Enclosed prehistoric settlement and three round cairns 870m south east of Horn's Cross (7.7 km), Prehistoric fields, settlements and cairn south east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system (7.8 km).

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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Stone hut circle and length of boundary walling 860m south west of Venford Reservoir dam
7.7 km
Enclosed prehistoric settlement and three round cairns 870m south east of Horn's Cross
7.7 km
Prehistoric fields, settlements and cairn south east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system
7.8 km
Round cairn 580m south of Horn's Cross forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge
7.9 km
Four cairns on Holne Lee 1140m north west of Greatcombe
8.1 km
Ring cairn on Holne Ridge 860m north west of Hapstead Ford and 1180m north east of Ryder's Hill
8.3 km
Ringleshutes tinwork
8.4 km
Cairn cemetery 900m north east of Hapstead Ford and 2km WSW of Fore Stoke
8.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Blackaton Ball tin mill

Blackaton Ball tin mill stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Blackaton Ball tin mill

ExeterRoman town · ~16.9 miles
Domesday entry for Dewdon, Devon →
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