Under the shadow of Lydford Tor to the north and Beardown Tors to the south and east lies Beardown Brook. On both banks of the brook are approximately 4 hectares of streamworking, which comprise a series of parallel banks of upcast stone and gravel. Within the streamwork there is a tinner’s hut, two small buildings and an ‘unknown’ structure. Also of interest along the brook (near a small ford) is the point where the Beardown Tin Mine (dry) leat crosses (historically probably laundered across). Between the brook and Lydford Tor, there is a small fir tree, which given the wild moorland terrain seems out of place but is testament to how nature can survive against the odds.
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