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HER Number:MDV103023
Name:Leat to Fingle Mill, Moretonhampstead

Summary

The leat to Fingle Mill is mentioned by Swete in his account of his tour of Dartmoor in 1797 and is also marked on the 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 744 898
Map Sheet:SX78NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishMoretonhampstead
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishDREWSTEIGNTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LEAT (XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

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

Mill Leat marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map, running from Fingle Mill Head Weir on the River Teign to Fingle Mill (Corn).


Swete, J. (ed. Gray T. + Rowe, M.), 2000, Travels in Georgian Devon. The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Swete. Vol. 4, 32, 33 (Monograph). SDV339713.

The leat is mentioned by Swete in his account of his tour of Dartmoor in 1797.


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

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV339713Monograph: Swete, J. (ed. Gray T. + Rowe, M.). 2000. Travels in Georgian Devon. The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Swete. Vol. 4. Travels in Georgian Devon. The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Sw. 4. Hardback Volume. 32, 33.
SDV348725Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #62524 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV45652Related to: Fingle Leat Bridge, Moretonhampstead (Monument)
MDV102777Related to: Fingle Mill Head Weir (Monument)
MDV8265Related to: Fingle Mill, Moretonhampstead (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6046 - Archaeological Survey of National Trust Teign Valley Properties (Ref: 6764)
  • EDV7430 - Woodland Survey (1985) in Wray Cleave, Sanduck Wood, Caseley Wood, Kings Wood and Fingle Woods

Date Last Edited:Nov 25 2016 3:16PM