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MANGA TINNERS’ MILL

Located near the east bank of the North Teign river opposite the ruin of Manga Farm , this tinners’ mill is another fine 16th / 17th century example, albeit some of the features are difficult to discern. The features of the mill include an associated launder bank and a wheel pit. Research for this post was obtained from the Dartmoor HER (MDV20859). The mill can be located at SX64090 84795.

Manga Map
Location of Manga Tinner’s Mill – not shown on any OS Map. Access is easiest via a stile, just to the North of the Harry Starkey clapper bridge and memorial.
MTM 1
View of the Tinners’ Mill looking west over the North Teign to Manga (Mandles) Farm ruin
MTM 2
View of the Tinners’ Mill looking north. The Darmoor HER describes it as “Situated at the foot of the steep w-facing slope of langridge (sic) the well-built complex comprises a single-roomed building possible open-fronted”. I think “Langridge” should read Longridge.
MTM 3
Dartmoor HER description: “Coursed boulder and slab walls 0.8m wide and up to 1.6m high form the w and n sides of the room measuring 3.9m (e-w) by 3.5m. A massive boulder revetment 1.9m high comprises the e side”. A pretty good description.
MTM 4
Next to the mill is a wheel pit for a water wheel. It is described as being approx 6m (E-W) and lying adjacent to the crude line of boulders which form the S wall (of the mill)
MTM 5
Without the HER, the author would never have interpreted this feature. “it (the water source for the water wheel) commenced as a channel 0.6m wide under a massive rounded block at the steeply sloping SE corner of the site”.
MTM 6
Below the massive rounded boulder on the SE side of the site is the remains of a launder bank. The Dartmoor HER state it is 2.3m long.
MTM 7
View of the mill, launder bank, water wheel and the massive rounded boulder looking East
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