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HER Number:33247.06
Name:BOSIGRAN - Post Medieval leat

Summary

The leat serving the southern waterwheel of Bosigran stamps appears to be a continuation of that (33246.02) which had previously served the earlier stamping mill (33246) to the south.

Grid Reference:SW 4322 3691
Parish:Zennor, Penwith, Cornwall
Map:Show location on Streetmap

Protected Status: None recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Cornwall SURVEY NAME (temporary): NT 94497, CCRA 79
  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 33247.06
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s):

  • LEAT (19th Century - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

The leat serving the southern waterwheel of Bosigran stamps appears, from aerial photographs (p1) to be a continuation of that (33246.02) which had previously served the earlier stamping mill (33246) to the south. It is not the leat which served the grist mills (30705) at Bosigran from the C17. It is recorded 1st Edition 1:2500 OS map of 1876 and was partly planned at 1:200 by the National trust in 1982 (h1, b3-5) and was visited by Herring in 1986 (h2, b6). The leat is flat bottomed 1.7m to 2.0m wide, 0.2m to 0.5m deep, and has banks on both sides. It stops abruptly 17m short of the wheelpit and was presumably continued on launders (b6).

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Site history:
1: 1982. THACKRAY, D / NT
2: 1986. HERRING, PC / CAU
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<1> Spargo, T, 1865, The Mines of Cornwall (Bibliographic reference). SCO4470.

<2> Noall, C, 1982, St Ives Mining District, 107 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3994.

<3> Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Field Drawing (GRE), GRE 2128, 42, 43, 51, 75 (Cartographic materials). SCO5089.

<4> Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 198-, Drawing Archive, Hanging (GRH), GRH 241-4 (Cartographic materials). SCO5088.

<5> CAU, 1984, Field Survey Context Card, 79-118 (Bibliographic reference). SCO5175.

<6> Herring, PC, 1987, Bosigran, Zennor, 52, 141-148 & FIGS 35-39 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3569.

Sources / Further Reading

[1]SCO4470 - Bibliographic reference: Spargo, T. 1865. The Mines of Cornwall.
[2]SCO3994 - Bibliographic reference: Noall, C. 1982. St Ives Mining District. 107.
[3]SCO5089 - Cartographic materials: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. Field Drawing (GRE). GRE 2128, 42, 43, 51, 75.
[4]SCO5088 - Cartographic materials: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 198-. Drawing Archive, Hanging (GRH). GRH 241-4.
[5]SCO5175 - Bibliographic reference: CAU. 1984. Field Survey Context Card. At CAU. 79-118.
[6]SCO3569 - Bibliographic reference: Herring, PC. 1987. Bosigran, Zennor. Copy At CAU. 52, 141-148 & FIGS 35-39.

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Related records

33247Part of: BOSIGRAN - Undated stamping mill (Monument)

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