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| HER Number: | MDV107614 |
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| Name: | Weir on River Harbourne, 211 metres south-east of Rolster Bridge |
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Summary
Weir on River Harbourne, the lower of two weirs serving a leat to Woodcourt
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 772 561 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX75NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Harberton |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARBERTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Section of former Woodcourt Mill Leat and engine house, structures and earthworks of former quarry in Englebourne Wood marked on nineteenth century mapping
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Passmore, A., 04/10/2004, Woodcourt B (Plan - sketch). SDV357098.
Sketch plan of weir.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Weir marked on Harbourne River, at the head of a leat to Woodcourt.
Passmore, A., 2004, Woodcourt B, 5005_13 (Ground Photograph). SDV357276.
Slide showing view across weir from left bank.
Exeter Archaeology, 2005, An Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment. Draft Report, Appendix 1: Ex. Arch. No. 9 (Report - Survey). SDV356906.
Woodcourt B. Ex. Arch. No. 9. Watercourse: Harbourne River. Historic function: Served Woodcourt.
This is one of two weirs that served Woodcourt. Documentary evidence for the leat is believed to date back to 1244. It may have been for a domestic water supply or served a mill.
The weir is at an angle to the river with the leat on the right bank. It survives only adjacent to the river bank (although the survey was undertaken during high water levels and further remains may survive below water level). The weir is of stone and is about 1.5 metres long. No sluice was evident.
Identified as a candidate for further basic survey due to high water levels at the time of the original survey.
[Note: the grid reference given by Exeter Archaeology for the weir is SX77295609, where current mapping shows the leat leaving the river. However, the 1880s-1890s Ordnance Survey map shows the leat extending further upstream with the weir at SX77225612.]
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #67035 ] |
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| SDV356906 | Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2005. An Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment. Draft Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. Digital. Appendix 1: Ex. Arch. No. 9. |
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| SDV357098 | Plan - sketch: Passmore, A.. 04/10/2004. Woodcourt B. Exeter Archaeology River Dart Catchment Weirs Survey. Digital. |
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| SDV357276 | Ground Photograph: Passmore, A.. 2004. Woodcourt B. Exeter Archaeology River Dart Catchment Weirs Survey. Slide + Digital. 5005_13. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV107615 | Related to: Weir 71 metres south-east of Rolster Bridge (Monument) |
| MDV16117 | Related to: Woodcourt Farm, Harberton (Monument) |
| MDV63476 | Related to: Woodcourt Leat, Harberton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6538 - Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment
| Date Last Edited: | May 21 2020 4:15PM |
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