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Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor

England
List entry 1019266
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019266
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SX 63924 81443
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Tinners' building is a stone structure of post-medieval date located on moorland near Stannon Tor in Devon. The building represents evidence of the tin-mining industry that operated extensively across Dartmoor and surrounding areas during the early modern period. Its construction and positioning reflect the practical requirements of miners working the tin deposits in this upland landscape. The structure survives as a testament to the economic importance of metal extraction in south-western England during this period.

Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019266. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor?

Tinners' building is a stone structure of post-medieval date located on moorland near Stannon Tor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019266.

Who is responsible for protecting Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor?

Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor 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 1019266.

What other scheduled monuments are near Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two cairns and a cist 300yds (270m) NW of Swincombe intake (9.3 km), Down Ridge stone circle and outlying standing stone 570m and 650m south of Forest Inn (9.5 km), Blowing house on Down Ridge (9.6 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two cairns and a cist 300yds (270m) NW of Swincombe intake
9.3 km
Down Ridge stone circle and outlying standing stone 570m and 650m south of Forest Inn
9.5 km
Blowing house on Down Ridge
9.6 km
Cairn with cist S of Royal Hill
9.6 km
Cairn S of Royal Hill
9.7 km
Part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system and other archaeological remains on Holne Moor west and north west of Venford Reservoir
9.9 km
Stone hut circle on Down Ridge 480m south west of Saddle Bridge
10 km
Wayside cross on Down Ridge 1.1km south west of Saddle Bridge
10.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor

Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor

ExeterRoman town · ~18.7 miles
Domesday entry for Shapley, Devon →
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