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Upper Plym Valley

Archaeological landscape in Dartmoor, Devon, England

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The Upper Plym Valley is an area of Dartmoor, Devon, England, particularly noted for a large array of archaeological sites ranging from prehistoric Drizzlecombe to 19th century Eylesbarrow Mine. It contains some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15 1⁄2 square kilometres (6 square miles) of Dartmoor landscape.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Eylesbarrow Mine (industrial phase)

19th century

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Archaeological Features

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Industrial and Craft Structures

Mines
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Country

United Kingdom

Coordinates

50.48° N, -3.99° E