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Industrial Archaeology

Tin mines, blowing houses, tramways and quarries - the moor's industrial past.

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Bal Mine
Industrial Archaeology

Bal Mine

Remnants of tin mining activity on the open moor, where shallow workings scar the granite landscape.

Bidlake Mill and leat
Industrial Archaeology

Bidlake Mill and leat

Remains of a historic mill and its water channel on the edge of Dartmoor.

Blackaton Ball tin mill
Industrial Archaeology

Blackaton Ball tin mill

Remains of a tin mill on Dartmoor, a scheduled monument from the industrial era of moor tin extraction.

Industrial Archaeology

Blowing House

Ruined tin smelting works tucked into Dartmoor's moorland, where 18th-century industry shaped the landscape.

Blowing houses, Week Ford
Industrial Archaeology

Blowing houses, Week Ford

Remains of tin-streaming and smelting works from the medieval or early modern period on the banks of Week Ford.