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Summary

A former leat channel, now dry, is believed to be of post medieval origin. It measures 1m wide and 0.5m deep.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1065003
• National Record of the Historic Environment: SX57NE85

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• LEAT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.

(16/09/1994) SX 57597579 to SX 57767526. A former leat channel on the moderate E-facing slope above the right bank of the Blackbrook River S of Fices Well. The silted channel is now dry and measures 1.0m wide on average and a maximum of 0.5m deep with a turf and stone bank, 1.2m wide and 0.3m high, on its downslope side. It was probably constructed to carry water from a marshy area to the prison, approximately 2.0km to the S. However, recent land improvement means that only the first 600m of the channel now survives.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
• EDV8714 - Survey of Dartmoor Prison Farm

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