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| HER Number: | MDV8203 |
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| Name: | Lurg Mills, Ashburton |
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Summary
Two water mills are depicted on a map of the manor of Ashburton, dated 1605. No trace remains, although leat to south of mill B can still be traced.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 752 719 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ashburton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX77SE7
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445212
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SE/24
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SE/25
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATERMILL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Amery, J. S., 1924, (Presidential Address) The Ashburton of past days: its manners, customs and inhabitants, 50-57, 94, map (Article in Serial). SDV315287.
Lurg Mills: Two water mills are depicted on a map of the manor of Ashburton, dated 1605. (a) (Approximate sites 'A' SX 7532 7191 and 'B' SX 7522 7202 from map. Map photograph see
AO/60/12/5.)
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1960, SX77SE7 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV305349.
(25/05/1960) No traces of these mills was found. The leat on which mill 'B' stood can still be traced and is shown on the O.S. 6" 1904-38.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV305349 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1960. SX77SE7. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV315287 | Article in Serial: Amery, J. S.. 1924. (Presidential Address) The Ashburton of past days: its manners, customs and inhabitants. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 56. Unknown. 50-57, 94, map. [Mapped features: #49438 ; #49439 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV120935 | Related to: Mill Leat to the north of Belford Mill, Ashburton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 28 2022 10:22AM |
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