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| HER Number: | MDV122896 |
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| Name: | Dry leat channel supplying tin works on Erme Pits Hill and at Erme Head |
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Summary
A dry leat channel which runs from Blacklane Brook, south of Duck's Pool Stream, to tin works on Erme Pits Hill and at Erme Head. The earthwork survives as a silted channel of approximately 1.0 metre wide or less, which follows the contours around the south-facing slope of Erme Pits Hill.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 624 672 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX66NW103
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1063691
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(10/12/1994) Centred SX 62916719. The fragmentary remains of a leat formerly taking water from a tributary of Blacklane Brook to streamworks in the area of Erme Head. The channel is first discernible at SX 62906759 on the right bank of the stream rising at Ducks Pool and follows a sinuous fragmentary course around the 435m contour to SX 62556706 where it becomes lost in the marsh. It is visible as a slight shelf in the hillside or as a shallow channel 1.0m wide and a maximum of 0.2m deep.
Newman, P., 2018, Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet) (Cartographic). SDV361913.
Feature shown on survey.
Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, Appendix 1 (Report - Survey). SDV362921.
A dry leat channel which runs from Blacklane Brook, south of Duck's Pool Stream, to tin works on Erme Pits Hill and at Erme Head. The earthwork survives as a silted channel of approximately 1.0 metre wide or less, which follows the contours around the south-facing slope of Erme Pits Hill.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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| SDV361913 | Cartographic: Newman, P.. 2018. Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet). GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #118986 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5160 | Related to: Erme Pits Hill, Blacklane Mire, Middle Mire and Red Lake streamworks (Monument) |
| MDV5076 | Related to: The Abbots Way, Dartmoor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 11 2022 3:17PM |
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