A clearly disposable commodity, this waste pile indicates a broad period of activity at the site. Stamping mills were a relatively modern innovation in the Dartmoor tin industry and all are post-reformation. The site here probably represents civil war era operations, however no contemporary record has survived.
This photograph is by Karl Marx and was uploaded June 8th 2020. © Karl Marx please do not copy or distribute without prior express permission.
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