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Blowing house N of Dry Lake
Devon
A blowing house is a small smelting mill where tin ore was heated and refined. This scheduled monument sits on the moor north of Dry Lake, evidence of the tin working that shaped Dartmoor's landscape and economy for centuries. The site reflects the industrial enterprise that drew people to these high, exposed moorlands.
Today the earthworks are subtle, scattered among the heather and grass. A visit requires patience and attention to the ground, but rewards the walker with a tangible link to the miners and metalworkers who lived and laboured here, extracting and processing the ore that made Dartmoor valuable.
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