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Tinners' building lying adjacent to the Black Ridge Brook and situated 1540m NNE of Fur Tor

England
List entry 1018933
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018933
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
SX 59357 84495
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Tinners' building is a stone structure situated on Dartmoor in Devon, located adjacent to Black Ridge Brook approximately 1540 metres north-north-east of Fur Tor. The building dates from the medieval or early modern period and reflects the industrial heritage of tin mining activity on Dartmoor, when extraction and processing of tin ore formed a significant economic activity in the region. The structure is constructed of stone and represents the physical remains of tin-related industrial occupation on the moor. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under designation reference 1018933 and contributes to the archaeological understanding of Dartmoor's mining history.

Tinners' building lying adjacent to the Black Ridge Brook and situated 1540m NNE of Fur Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018933. View the official record →

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What is Tinners' building lying adjacent to the Black Ridge Brook and situated 1540m NNE of Fur Tor?

Tinners' building is a stone structure situated on Dartmoor in Devon, located adjacent to Black Ridge Brook approximately 1540 metres north-north-east of Fur Tor. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018933.

Who is responsible for protecting Tinners' building lying adjacent to the Black Ridge Brook and situated 1540m NNE of Fur Tor?

Tinners' building lying adjacent to the Black Ridge Brook and situated 1540m NNE of Fur 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 1018933.

What other scheduled monuments are near Tinners' building lying adjacent to the Black Ridge Brook and situated 1540m NNE of Fur Tor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone hut circle 570m ENE of Merrivale Bridge, forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement (10.1 km), A stone hut circle 650m east of Merrivale Bridge forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement (10.1 km), Stone hut circle 500m ENE of Merrivale Bridge, forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement (10.1 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Stone hut circle 570m ENE of Merrivale Bridge, forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement
10.1 km
A stone hut circle 650m east of Merrivale Bridge forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement
10.1 km
Stone hut circle 500m ENE of Merrivale Bridge, forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement
10.1 km
A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement, round cairn, post medieval farmstead, millstone and stone cutting pits 580m ESE of Merrivale Bridge
10.3 km
A stone hut circle on Longash Common lying 980m ESE of Merrivale Bridge
10.3 km
A stone hut circle on Longash Common lying 870m ESE of Merrivale Bridge
10.4 km
A ring cairn on Longash Common lying 400m south east of Merrivale Bridge
10.5 km
Three stone alignments, ten cairns, three stone hut circles and a length of the Great Western Reave on Longash Common
10.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Tinners' building lying adjacent to the Black Ridge Brook and situated 1540m NNE of Fur Tor

Tinners' building lying adjacent to the Black Ridge Brook and situated 1540m NNE of Fur 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 lying adjacent to the Black Ridge Brook and situated 1540m NNE of Fur Tor

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Domesday entry for Willsworthy, Devon →
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