SUMMARY
The Menniridden eluvial streamworks were situated on the relatively gentle lower slopes of a south facing hillside at SX 169724. They lay within an area of improved pasture and the site itself had been partly backfilled and ploughed a number of times. The result was that the majority of the features were indistinct and the associated leats and reservoir had been completely destroyed. The site was inundated by Colliford Reservoir in December 1983.
A 1507 Stannary Court Roll reference [P.R.O. SC.2/159/16 memb. 15r] to a tinwork at “Menereden”” called “the Lytyll dry Worke” may refer to this site.
Map showing the location of Menniridden eluvial streamwork
Figure V.12 Mennaridden eluvial streamwork (with context numbers). Click on the image to enlarge.
DESCRIPTION AND INTERPRETATION
01 A 1 metre wide and 1.2 metre high stone faced stone and earth wall. This is a field boundary.
02 A 1.4 metre wide and 0.8 metre high stone faced stone and earth wall. This is a field boundary.
03 A 70 metre long, 4 metre wide and 0.1 metre high bank. This is the “ploughed out” remnants of a field boundary.
04 A 1.5 metre wide and 1.5 metre high stone faced stone and earth wall. This is a field boundary which overlies the streamwork.
05 A 3.5 metre wide track leading from Menniridden Farm to the County Highway. This feature passes over the streamworks and is thus more recent.
06 A 23 metre long, 12 metre wide and 0.7 metre deep hollow. This is the partly backfilled remnants of a “work area”. The poor condition of this feature made it impossible to ascertain it’s precise character.
07 A 49 metre long, 8 metre wide and 0.5 metre deep hollow. This is the partly backfilled remnants of a “work area”. The poor condition of this feature made it impossible to ascertain it’s precise character.
08 A 13 metre long, 6 metre wide and 0.5 metre high bank. This is probably waste upcast from a “work area”, but the poor condition of the surviving evidence made it impossible to establish its source.
09 A 16 metre long, 8 metre wide and 0.5 metre deep hollow. This is the partly backfilled remnants of a “work area”. The poor condition of this feature made it impossible to ascertain it’s precise character.
010 A 27 metre long, 5 metre wide and 0.7 metre high bank. This is probably waste upcast from a “work area”, but the poor condition of the surviving evidence made it impossible to establish its source.
011 A 28 metre long, 18 metre wide and 0.9 metre deep hollow. This is the partly backfilled remnants of a “work area”. The poor condition of this feature made it impossible to ascertain it’s precise character.
O12 A 7 metre long, 4 métre wide and 0.8 metre deep channel. This is a drainage level which probably served “work area” [07]. This feature is partly destroyed by track [05].
O13 A 9 metre long, 4 metre wide and 0.4 metre deep channel. This is a drainage level which probably served “work area” [011]. This feature carried water to level [016] and is partly destroyed by track [05].
014 A 6 metre long, 2.6 metre wide and 0.5 metre high bank. This is probably material upcast during the construction of drainage level [012].
015 A 9 metre long, 2 metre wide and 0.5 metre high bank. This is probably material upcast during the construction of drainage level [013].
016 A 58 metre long, 8 metre wide and 0.4 metre deep channel. This is a drainage level which carried water from [012] and [013].
017 A 67 metre long, 10 metre wide and 0.4 metre deep channel. This is a drainage level which carried water from the streamworks.
018 A 22 metre long, 5 metre wide and 0.25 metre deep channel. This is probably a drain which carried surplus water from track [05].
The Early Tin Industry 