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Summary

A water channel, possibly a mill-stream/race of medieval origin is visible on aerial photographs of the 1980s and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as an earthwork north of Coombe Farm, Ideford.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MILL RACE (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

A water course is depicted on the tithe map for Ideford. Plot 62 is listed as Tanyard and Houses.

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

A water course is depicted.

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89161, OS/89161 281-282 08-MAY-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354452.

A channel is visble as an earthwork south of Sedgewell Covert.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8876 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

A channel is visble as an earthwork south of and under Sedgewell Covert.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.

A channel or ditch up to circa 435m long is visible on aerial photographs of 1989 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as an earthwork north of Coombe Farm, Ideford.
The visible earthwork corresponds with a water channel, possibly a leat or millstream or millrace, depicted on the Tithe map for Ideford and OS 1880s First Edition 25inch map.
The channel remains clearly identifiable for circa 175m north of the buildings at Combe but is less clear where it follows the eastern boundary of Sedgewell Covert and may have been partly filled or levelled along this section.
As the watercourse is depicted on the 19th century maps it has not been transcribed by the survey. The type of mill or works this millrace powered is not known, but the plot is listed as a Tanyard on the tithe apportionments for Ideford and the mill might therefore have ceased operation by circa 1840.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV354452	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89161. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89161 281-282 08-MAY-1989.
SDV359954	Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV361470	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8876 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #114318 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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