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Taw River tin blowing mill, 840m south of Tawcroft

England
List entry 1019228
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019228
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.14 hectares
Grid reference
SX 62051 91991
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Taw River tin blowing mill is an early industrial site located in Devon, south of Tawcroft, representing tin processing activity from the medieval or early post-medieval period. The site comprises the remains of a mill structure associated with tin working, utilising the river for power to operate bellows or other machinery essential to tin smelting and refining operations. Such installations were characteristic of Devon's tin industry, which flourished particularly from the medieval period onwards as the county developed as a significant centre of metal processing. The surviving archaeological evidence of this blowing mill contributes to understanding the technological and economic development of tin manufacture in south-western England during its formative industrial phases.

Taw River tin blowing mill, 840m south of Tawcroft is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019228. View the official record →

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What is Taw River tin blowing mill, 840m south of Tawcroft?

Taw River tin blowing mill is an early industrial site located in Devon, south of Tawcroft, representing tin processing activity from the medieval or early post-medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019228.

Who is responsible for protecting Taw River tin blowing mill, 840m south of Tawcroft?

Taw River tin blowing mill, 840m south of Tawcroft 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 1019228.

What other scheduled monuments are near Taw River tin blowing mill, 840m south of Tawcroft?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kerbed cairn and cist 635m south west of The Grey Wethers (9.4 km), Prehistoric stone hut circle settlement 630m south of Hemstone Rocks (9.5 km), A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 670m south of The Grey Wethers (9.7 km).

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Roman Britain
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Kerbed cairn and cist 635m south west of The Grey Wethers
9.4 km
Prehistoric stone hut circle settlement 630m south of Hemstone Rocks
9.5 km
A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 670m south of The Grey Wethers
9.7 km
Two prehistoric settlements 1280m SSW of The Grey Wethers
10 km
Stone alignment, hut circle settlement, medieval long house and post-medieval farmstead at Assycombe
10.2 km
A round cairn on White Ridge lying 570m north of the source of Stannon Brook
10.2 km
A double stone hut circle forming part of the unenclosed stone hut circle settlement at Watern Oke
10.2 km
A stone hut circle 50m west of Western Red Lake
10.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Taw River tin blowing mill, 840m south of Tawcroft

Taw River tin blowing mill, 840m south of Tawcroft stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Taw River tin blowing mill, 840m south of Tawcroft

ExeterRoman town · ~18.5 miles
Domesday entry for Belstone, Devon →
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