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| HER Number: | MDV130741 |
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| Name: | Possible sections of Lumburn Leat north of Bere Alston, Bere Ferrers |
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Summary
Several curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 adjacent to the former lead mine of Wheal Jenny north of Bere Alston. The ditches are interpreted as possible sections of the medieval Lumburn Leat.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 449 673 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bere Ferrers |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BERE FERRERS |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
One of the ditches corresponds with a depicted field boundary.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The smaller ditches correspond with linear sections of field, divided by Wheal Jenny lead mine.
Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-APR-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363954.
Several curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.
Several curvilinear ditches between 2 and 10 metres in width are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019. The ditches are orientated approximately east to west in alignment with each other and follow the contours of a north facing slope north of Bere Alston.
The westernmost ditch circa 120 metres in length corresponds with a field boundary depicted on historic maps, however is more distinctive in form that surrounding field boundaries. Three shorter ditches to the east of this, each circa 23 metres in length, are divided by the earthworks of Wheal Jenny lead mine (MDV21604). They correspond to linear fenced off sections of the field and are faintly depicted as rough pasture on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch First Edition map.
The path of the 15th century Lumburn Leat is known to cross this area and to have been truncated by the mine (MDV63055).
The ditches are interpreted as possible sections of the Lumburn Leat, one of which was incorporated into a field boundary.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV363945 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2020-2021. Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363954 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2000-2019. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-APR-2019. [Mapped feature: #130352 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV63055 | Related to: The Lumburn Leat (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)
| Date Last Edited: | May 13 2021 5:30PM |
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