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| HER Number: | MDV132516 |
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| Name: | Leat channel on the north-east and east flank of Langridge |
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Summary
A dry silted leat channel on the NE and E flank of Langridge. Originating on the North Teign River it probably supplied tinworkings on the floodplain of the Stonetor Brook. It comprises a channel 1.0m wide and 0.4m deep with a massive bank 25m wide and 0.8m high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 647 865 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NW72
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 903325
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(15/08/1991) SX 64668670 to SX 64728645. A dry silted leat channel on the NE and E flank of Langridge. Originating on the North Teign River it probably supplied tinworkings on the floodplain of the Stonetor Brook. It comprises a channel 1.0m wide and 0.4m deep with a massive bank 25m wide and 0.8m high.
At SX 64768658 the bank has been pierced by the leat which then flows at a lower level to SX 64748646. A further breech at SX 64708665 diverted water into a small area of streamworks (SX 68 NW 71).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. S. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV54502 | Related to: Leat on north-east facing slope of Langridge (Monument) |
| MDV116708 | Related to: Streamworks on the North Teign River (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 21 2022 2:32PM |
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