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| HER Number: | MDV102781 |
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| Name: | Possible weir 200 metres north-east of Babeny |
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Summary
Possible site of headweir to the north of Babeny Mill, on the Walla Brook. Weir not depicted on modern or historic maps.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 673 752 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WEIR? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD)
Full description
RCHME, 1993, Untitled Source (Site Visit). SDV248385.
The leat serving Babeny Mill survives as a patchy, narrow terrace of up to 1.5 meters wide which may be traced up to its source on the Walla Brook at SX67347526 where a fall in river bed height marks the probable position of the headweir.
Exeter Archaeology, 2005, An Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment. Draft Report, Appendix 2: No. 89 (Report - Survey). SDV356906.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
Possible location of weir for Babeny Mill. Not depicted on modern or historic mapping but the course of the river at this location could have accommodated a weir in the past.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV248385 | Site Visit: RCHME. 1993. |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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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 2: No. 89. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5994 | Related to: Ruins of Babeny Mill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6538 - Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 1 2022 10:49AM |
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