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| HER Number: | MDV131083 |
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| Name: | Dry leat channel, Whittenknowles Rocks |
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Summary
The remains of a leat, now dry and silted, once conveyed water from a leat in the upper reaches of Drizzle Combe (SX58746723), around Whittenknowles Rocks (SX58486718) and the adjacent knoll to the north (SX58346769). Its eventual destination was the extensive streamworks flanking the Narrator Brook (at about SX58986815).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 586 676 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE211
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1237891
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1999, Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon (Report - Survey). SDV346268.
(18/07/1999) The remains of a leat, now dry and silted, once conveyed water from a leat in the upper reaches of Drizzle Combe (SX58746723), around Whittenknowles Rocks (SX58486718) and the adjacent knoll to the north (SX58346769). Its eventual destination was the extensive streamworks flanking the Narrator Brook (at about SX58986815).
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
Newman, P. + Probert, S., 2005, Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV363484.
(10/03/2005) This feature remains as described in 1999.
Newman, P., 2007, Cramber Tor Training Area Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV348210.
Probert, S., 2008, Follow-Up Works to Cramber Tor Archaeological Baseline Condition Survey, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV351304.
Probert, S. A. J., 2010, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of Ringmoor, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV360517.
Greeves, T., 2012, Cramber Tor Training Area. Monument Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350251.
Probert, S. A. J., 2017, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Cramber Tor Training Area, Devon, 2017 (Report - Survey). SDV360392.
Newman, P., 2018, Archaeological Sites within Ringmoor Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (Report - Survey). SDV361636.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346268 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S.. 1999. Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound. [Mapped features: #132203 ; #132204 ; #132206 ] |
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| SDV348210 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2007. Cramber Tor Training Area Monument Baseline Condition Survey. English Heritage. A4 Bound. |
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| SDV350251 | Report - Survey: Greeves, T.. 2012. Cramber Tor Training Area. Monument Condition Survey. Tom Greeves Report. A4 Stapled. |
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| SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. |
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| SDV351304 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2008. Follow-Up Works to Cramber Tor Archaeological Baseline Condition Survey, Dartmoor Training Area. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV360392 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 2017. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Cramber Tor Training Area, Devon, 2017. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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| SDV360517 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 2010. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of Ringmoor, Dartmoor Training Area. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV361636 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2018. Archaeological Sites within Ringmoor Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV66369 | Related to: Cairn north-east of the Whittenknowles Rocks settlement. Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV3995 | Related to: Hut circle settlement at Whittenknowles Rocks, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV12727 | Related to: Streamworks on the Narrator Brook, Sheepstor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor. The Eylesbarrow archaeological landscape
- EDV6034 - Monument Condition Survey in Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV6152 - Follow-up Works to Threatened Sites in the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV6153 - Monument Baseline Condition Survey in the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV7443 - Condition survey of archaeological sites in Ringmoor Training Area
- EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
- EDV8227 - Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 3 2021 11:34AM |
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