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Industrial Archaeology

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

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Ramsay Mine (dis)

Scattered granite ruins of a 19th-century tin mine, now reclaimed by heather and bilberry on open moorland.

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Rattlebrook Mine (Disused)

Remnants of tin mining activity scattered across Dartmoor's open moorland, revealing the industrial heritage hidden beneath the granite landscape.

Rattlebrook Peat Works
Heritage & Places

Rattlebrook Peat Works

Ruins of a Victorian peat works above the Rattlebrook, served by a railway built in 1879 that hauled peat nearly 5 miles down to Bridestowe station.

Ringleshutes tinwork
Antiquities

Ringleshutes tinwork

Remains of a tin working site on Dartmoor, a scheduled monument reflecting the moor's industrial past.

Antiquities

Ruined Mine Captain's House

Weathered stone ruins of a mine captain's house, crumbling quietly into the moorland where tin and copper were once extracted.

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Shuttamoor Mine

Scattered stone foundations and collapsed workings mark this tin mine deep on Dartmoor's open moorland.

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Shuttamoor Mine and Shafts

Abandoned tin mine shafts dotting the open moorland, remnants of Dartmoor's industrial heyday.

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Skir Gut (Tinners' Gully)

A steep granite gully scarred by centuries of tin streaming, where tinners carved their livelihood from Dartmoor's moorland.