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HER Number:MDV102870
Name:Weir on White Water to south of Furlong, Drewsteignton

Summary

Weir on the White Water to the south of Furlong, at the head of a leat to ponds at Easterbrook.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 270 089
Map Sheet:SX20NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDrewsteignton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishDREWSTEIGNTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WEIR (XIX to Edwardian - 1880 AD? to 1905 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

No weir or sluice is recorded on the 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map although a leat is shown diverging off the north bank of the White Water to the south of Furlong. The leat appears to feed ponds at Easterbrook to the west of Sandypark.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Weir and sluice marked on 1904-1906 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.

Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.

Weir marked on modern mapping on the White Water to the south of Furlong.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV348725Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #62373 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV106470Related to: Furlong Mill, Drewsteignton (Building)
MDV134795Related to: Leat to Furlong Mill, Drewsteignton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 27 2024 11:36AM