Table of Contents

Introduction
Part One: Prehistoric Dartmoor
1. From antiquary to landscape archaeologists: the discovery of Dartmoor’s remote past
2. Mesolithic to Bronze Age
3. Settlement and land division in the 2nd millennium BC
4. The Iron Age and Romano-British periods, 800 BC to AD 409
Part Two: The medieval and post-medieval landscape
5. Early medieval Dartmoor, AD 410–1066
6. Castles and status around medieval Dartmoor
7. Medieval farming and settlement on the uplands
8. The medieval tin industry, 1150–1700
9. Warreners and improvers in the post-medieval and early-modern periods
Part Three: The industrial and military landscape
10. Moorstone and granite
11. Mining for tin, copper and silver-lead
12. China clay
13. Miscellaneous industries: peat, gunpowder mills, ice works and tramways
14. Security and defence in the modern period
15. Conclusion

About the Author

Phil Newman is a former Investigator in the English Heritage Archaeology Survey Team

Reviews

'up-to-date and sumptuously illustrated with colour plates (the air photos are especially notable), survey drawings and historic illustrations.'
British Archaeology

'The volume benefits from a wealth of excellent survey and interpretative plans, aerial and groundwork photography from the recent fieldwork programme.'
Medieval Settlement Research

'The wonderful body of newly presented data is bound to excite any reader. The numerous splendid plans and maps...are the really striking features of the book, and are breathtaking in their scope and detail.'
www.Dartmooronline.co.uk

'The volume benefits from a wealth of excellent survey and interpretative plans, aerial and ground photography from the recent fieldwork programme ...' 'The book's parameters appear defined for an audience of the interested public. It will certainly provide a useful, attractive entry point for those wishing to learn more about the clearly artificial features they encounter on their walks on Dartmoor.'
Dave Hooley, Medieval Settlement Research