Bow Combe Ford Tinner's Hut - Dartmoor Granite on Waymarking.com

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.
Due to the distance of some of these alluvial mines from the Tinner's own homes temporary accommodation was built from the local Granite stone to allow the Tinner's to live where they worked for short periods.
These Tinner's huts are scattered all over the moor in valley bottoms.

This Hut is in a good condition and worth a visit

It is located just within the Okehampton live firing range so you will need to check the range notices before visiting

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

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Date Logged Log User Rating   09/08/2021 Gribbin visited it 04/20/2009 Brentorboxer visited it

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