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| HER Number: | MDV130630 |
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| Name: | Wheelpit north of Middleworth, Walkhampton |
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Summary
A wheelpit fed by the sinuous leat off Newleycombe Lake. It has been cut into a steep hillslope and comprises a narrow, 0.5m wide and 1.8m long slot faced on each side by a drystone wall of poor quality. The pit now heavily silted is 1.1m deep. The water was apparently laundered to the top of the wheel from the leat above. The tail race empties into a deep streamworking (MDV42425). There is a small working area adjacent to the pit.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 575 691 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE395
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1472377
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WHEEL PIT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 65, Map 47 (Monograph). SDV137656.
A crumbling wheel pit was fed via a leat off Newleycombe Lake.
Fletcher, M. J., 2007-2008, Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project (Report - Survey). SDV359195.
(20/05/2008) A wheelpit fed by the sinuous leat (SX 56 NE 394). It has been cut into a steep hillslope and comprises a narrow, 0.5m wide and 1.8m long slot faced on each side by a drystone wall of poor quality. The pit now heavily silted is 1.1m deep. The water was apparently laundered to the top of the wheel from the leat above. The tail race empties into a deep streamworking (SX 56 NE 399). There is a small working area adjacent to the pit. Surveyed at 1:2500 scale.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 65, Map 47. |
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| SDV359195 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. J.. 2007-2008. Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project. English Heritage. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #130056 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV61954 | Related to: Hut circle 570 metres south-west of Down Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV130631 | Related to: Leat west of Down Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV42425 | Related to: Openwork on south-facing slope of Hingston Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 30 2021 3:35PM |
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