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| HER Number: | MDV132182 |
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| Name: | Leat running to stamping mill north of Stoney Girt |
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Summary
Remains of a Medieval or later leat which ran along the floodplain of the River Avon from a point just south of Broad Falls to the stamping mill north of Stoney Girt. An archaeological field survey in 1995 found the dry and silted channel measuring up to one metre wide and 0.4 metre deep with an earth and stone bank 1.2m wide and 0.3m high on its downslope, east side.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 654 666 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NE111
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1060416
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, Map 58 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Depicted by Butler.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(19/10/1995) SX6542966776 to SX6556566467. The fragmentary channel of a leat runs on the narrow right floodplain of the River Avon from a point just S of Broad Falls to a former stamping mill (Monument HOB UID 441530) north of Stoney Girt. The dry and silted channel measures on average 1.0m wide and 0.4m deep with an earth and stone bank 1.2m wide and 0.3m high on its downslope, eastern margin.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. Map 58. |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #134836 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5324 | Part of: Stamping mill above the Avon valley streamworks (Building) |
| MDV132184 | Related to: Leat at Huntingdon Warren (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 20 2021 2:40PM |
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