Rabbit Tor - Dartmoor Granite on Waymarking.com

This tor is small, no more than a few boulders, there has been a lot of tin mining activities in this area. The River Swincombe runs just past the tor and down the steep valley amonst the remains of the tin workings.
Dartmoor's valleys used to contain vast amounts of elluvial and alluvial Cassiterite (Tin ore) which was washed there when Dartmoor, which was vastly more mountainous than it is now, eroded millions of years ago.
The black heavy Cassiterite settled in valley bottoms beneath the much lighter Granite sands and pebbles.
Since the Bronze age man has exploited these alluvial deposits. In the Medieval period exploitation of these deposits exploded and Tinner's ventured into the remotest areas of the moor to "stream" the deposits and gain the valuable ore for smelting at various Blowing Houses around the moor.

Ordnance Survey map reference (10 figure) if within DNP – If outside the Park, add N/A: Not listed

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