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| HER Number: | MDV128074 |
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| Name: | Reservoir on Wigford Down |
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Summary
The earthwork remains of a tinners’ reservoir on the western slope of Wigford Down, associated with the large tinwork known as Greenwell Gert 365m to the northwest. The damming bank has a crescentic footprint with a diameter of 18m. The bank is up to 6m wide and 0.9m high. An opening near the central arc of the bank with disturbed vestiges of a stone wall still in situ, marks the position of the sluice. Water was collected from seasonal runoff and boggy areas to the south and south east of the feature, and a feint silted leat running from its north side can be traced northwest to a second reservoir near the tinwork.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 541 653 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Meavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NW32
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439092
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) POUND (Unknown date)
- RESERVOIR (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, 3239-40 (Aerial Photograph). SDV340833.
SX 54106532 Possible pound visible on air photographs.
Newman, P., 2020, New sites identified on Wigford Down (Correspondence). SDV363630.
The earthwork remains of a tinners’ reservoir on the western slope of Wigford Down, associated with the large tinwork known as Greenwell Gert 365m to the northwest. The damming bank has a crescentic footprint with a diameter of 18m. The bank is up to 6m wide and 0.9m high. An opening near the central arc of the bank with disturbed vestiges of a stone wall still in situ, marks the position of the sluice. Water was collected from seasonal runoff and boggy areas to the south and south east of the feature, and a feint silted leat running from its north side can be traced northwest to a second reservoir near the tinwork.
Newman, P., 2020, Wigford Down Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey (Report - Survey). SDV363780.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV340833 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3239-40. |
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| SDV363780 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2020. Wigford Down Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey. Southwest Landscape Investigations. Digital. [Mapped feature: #132796 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV128061 | Related to: Reservoir on north of Wigford Down (Monument) |
| MDV128062 | Related to: Reservoir on north-west side of Wigford Down (Monument) |
| MDV28270 | Related to: Streamworks to north of Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8316 - Wigford Down PAL survey
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 13 2021 11:37AM |
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