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| HER Number: | MDV128127 |
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| Name: | Possible reservoir on Haytor Down |
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Summary
Reservoir pool west-north-west of Haytor Rocks consisting of a pear-shaped hollow approximately 17m by 12m with pool around 9.5m in diameter. Low banks on west-north-west side suggest a dam (now breached by a small gap). Earthworks and general appearance look weathered and old and could be of Medieval date. This is the uppermost of four reservoirs possibly created by tinners though there is no tinworking in the immediate vicinity.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 755 771 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ilsington |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ILSINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RESERVOIR? (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Pool or reservoir is visible on the aerial photography.
Greeves, T. + Greeves, E., 2020, Image of possible reservoir (1) on Haytor Down (Photograph). SDV363649.
(16/03/2020) Earthwork bank shown in foreground.
Greeves, T. A. P., 2020, Reservoirs on Haytor Down (Correspondence). SDV363647.
(16/03/2020) Reservoir pool west-north-west of Haytor Rocks (1) at SX 75507 77186 (approximately 1330 feet / 405m above sea level). Feature consists of a pear-shaped hollow approximately 17m by 12m with pool around 9.5m in diameter. Low banks on west-north-west side suggest a dam (now breached by a small gap). Earthworks and general appearance look weathered and old and could be of Medieval date. This is the uppermost of four reservoirs possibly created by tinners though there is no tinworking in the immediate vicinity.
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: #125337 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV128128 | Related to: Possible reservoir on Haytor Down (Monument) |
| MDV128129 | Related to: Possible reservoir on Haytor Down (Monument) |
| MDV128130 | Related to: Possible reservoir on Haytor Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 20 2020 9:45AM |
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