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HER Number:MDV131998
Name:Leat south-west of Nattor Down, Peter Tavy

Summary

Dry silted leat of 330 metres long by 0.8 metres wide and 0.5 metres deep runs around the south-west fringe of Nattor Down

Location

Grid Reference:SX 539 828
Map Sheet:SX58SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishPeter Tavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPETER TAVY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX58SW177
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 1159732

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LEAT (Constructed, Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.

(09/08/1998) SX 54038279 to SX 52788301. The course of a former leat is visible in open moorland on the SW flank of Nattor Down. The channel, measuring 0.8m wide and around 0.5m deep, starts in open moorland seemingly away from any water source and may have been designed to channel surface run-off into the Reddaford Leat or to supply the farm buildings at Redford.

Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.

(05/01/2001) This feature remains as described.

English Heritage, 2005, Leats Survey Information (Report - Survey). SDV347529.

Leat shown on survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV347529Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Leats Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV350638Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #134204 ]
SDV357727Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2001. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV103595Related to: Cairn to north of settlements on Nattor Down, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV3224Related to: Cairn within Enclosure 'A' at settlement on Nattor Down, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV133759Related to: Enclosure 'A' within settlement and field system on Nattor Down, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV3222Related to: Settlement and field system on Nattor Down, Peter Tavy (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
  • EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
  • EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
  • EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
  • EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area

Date Last Edited:Jan 18 2023 9:11AM