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| HER Number: | MDV126761 |
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| Name: | Dry leat on Walkhampton Common, Walkhampton |
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Summary
A very faint and silted length of a leat channel runs north-north-east to south-south-west across Walkhampton Common. The surviving section is 200 metres long and is most visible where its course cuts through an abandoned enclosure wall (MDV62013). Destination and purpose unclear.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 552 704 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Section of leat is visible on the aerial photography.
Newman, P., 2019, An Archaeological Survey of an area of Walkhampton Common, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, Appendix, Figure 6 (Report - Survey). SDV363478.
A very feint and silted length of a leat channel runs north-north-east to south-south-west across Walkhampton Common. The surviving section is 200 metres long and is most visible where its course cuts through an abandoned enclosure wall (MDV62013). The water source was certainly rainwater runoff, though the destination and purpose of the leat is unclear.
Newman, P., 2019, New sites for the HER (Correspondence). SDV363306.
SX 55224 70439 A very faint and silted length of a leat channel runs north-north-east to south-south-west across Walkhampton Common. The surviving section is 200m long and is most visible where its course cuts through an abandoned enclosure wall (MDV62013). The water source was certainly rainwater runoff, though the destination and purpose of the leat is unclear.
Newman , P., 2019, Walkhampton Common Survey data (GIS and Excel Spreadsheet) (Cartographic). SDV363701.
Feature shown on survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #122558 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV62013 | Related to: FIELD SYSTEM in the Parish of Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8225 - Survey of an area of Walkhampton CommonSurvey of an area of Walkhampton Common
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 9 2020 2:12PM |
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