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| HER Number: | MDV108047 |
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| Name: | Shinner's Bridge Mill Leat, Dartington |
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Summary
Short stretch of leat or mill race from a weir on the Bidwell Brook below Shinner's Bridge to the former Dartington textile mill. The water from the leat still powers a waterwheel which now turns for visual purposes only.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 789 620 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dartington |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DARTINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILL RACE (Built, XX - 1904 AD to 1930 AD (Between))
Full description
Exeter Archaeology, 2005, An Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment. Draft Report, Appendix 1: Ex. Arch. No. 23 (Report - Survey). SDV356906.
Ex. Arch. No. 23. Watercourse: River Dart.
The leat is still functional and powers the waterwheel on the textile mill, which is turned for visual purposes only.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Leat marked as 'Mill Race'.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #67439 ] |
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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. 23. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13713 | Related to: Shinner's Bridge Mill, Dartington (Building) |
| MDV108046 | Related to: Weir at Shinners Bridge, Dartington (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6538 - Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 15 2014 10:39AM |
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