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HER Number:MDV108109
Name:Town Woollen Mill Leat, Buckfastleigh

Summary

Leat shown on historic mapping from a weir on the Dean Burn towards Town Woollen Mill. The course of the Dean Burn has been altered due to the construction of the A38 and the site of the weir has gone.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 737 658
Map Sheet:SX76NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBuckfastleigh
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishBUCKFASTLEIGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LEAT (Constructed, XVIII - 1701 AD to 1800 AD)

Full description

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

Leat shown.

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

Leat shown from a weir on the Dean Burn below Whitecleave Bridge towards Town Woollen Mills.

Dartmoor National Park Authority, 1997, Buckfastleigh Conservation Area Partnership Scheme (CAPS) photographs (Photograph). SDV365552.

Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.

The course of the Dean Burn has been altered due to the construction of the A38 and the site of the weir has gone.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #67499 ]
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV355681Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV365552Photograph: Dartmoor National Park Authority. 1997. Buckfastleigh Conservation Area Partnership Scheme (CAPS) photographs. Photograph (Paper).

Associated Monuments

MDV80094Related to: Town Mill Leat railings, Plymouth Road, Buckfastleigh (Monument)
MDV108065Related to: Weir at Whitecleave Bridge, Buckfastleigh (Monument)
MDV7834Related to: Woollen Mill, Buckfastleigh (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 4 2023 1:55PM